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The NYSE. Personal Finance Mrs. Brewer. The Stock Market Review. http :// ttc.seal-pa.org/SafeVideos/Video.aspx?id=hjuMlolaKo4. Safeguarding the NYSE. The Regulatory Pyramid. Makes New Laws Protects Investors Maintain Health of Financial System Ensures Integrity of Process.
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The NYSE Personal Finance Mrs. Brewer
The Stock Market Review • http://ttc.seal-pa.org/SafeVideos/Video.aspx?id=hjuMlolaKo4
The Regulatory Pyramid Makes New Laws Protects Investors Maintain Health of Financial System Ensures Integrity of Process Starts with US Government
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) • Watchdog Agency • Created in 1934 after Stock Market Crash 1929 • Supervises All Exchanges of Securities Market
The NYSE Regulatory Organization • Stock Exchange publishes • Rules • Policies • Standards of Conduct • On Site Examinations • Computer Surveillance Equipment
Individual Brokerage Firms • 300 Firms Member of NYSE • Self Monitor • Train and Educate Employees • NYSE Regulation examines transactions of Brokerage Firms once per year
Question?? • What happens if your cash and securities are on deposit with a brokerage firm that goes out of business?? • Will you lose your entire investment?
Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) • Established 1970 • Protects Customer if Brokerage Firm Fails • Losses up to $500,000 per customer • Maximum $100,000 in cash
What Drives Stock Prices? • Demand created by people who want to buy shares of stock. • The Supply or Number of Shares is Limited • Somebody has to want to sell in order for an investor to buy • More buyers than sellers prices goes up • If price is too high buyers won’t invest, prices begin to drop
Indexes http://www.djaverages.com/ The Dow Jones Industrial Average http://www.bluechiplist.com/blue-chip-stocks/us-blue-chips/ The S&P 500 http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^GSPC http://nyjobsource.com/sandp1.html
NYSE Resources NYSE Composite Index Company Information Industry Information History of Stock Performance http://www.nyse.com/
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