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Investing Stock Market ABC's

While most folks today trust mutual funds little practice.
and their professional managers with Ticker symbol is listed first. This is
their investments, it's still important the abbreviated symbol that the stock
to understand the basics of the stock market uses to identify your company. For
market. Although investing in individual example, GE is General Electric, WMT is
stocks may not be right for everyone, a Walmart. Once you select a company,
basic understanding of the stock market you'll need to know it's shorthand name
is essential to understanding the to track its progress.
workings of our economy and business Second, the company's name may be listed.
sector. Some tables omit the name to save space,
A stock is a portion of ownership in a others list it to make tracking stocks
company. Commonly referred to as a share, easier.
it is a small percentage of the total The third item is the number of sales in
ownership pool for the corporation. the last trading day. This is listed in
Shareholders are stock owners, or people the 100,000's, so 256 means 256,000
who have an ownership interest in the shares were bought and sold on the last
corporation. Today, shares are usually day that the market was open.
tracked electronically, but in previous Next are the high and low price, in that
decades shareholders would actually order. The high price is the highest per
receive a certificate stating their share price that the stock sold for on
ownership. the previous trading day. The low price
Why own stocks? First, you are sharing in is the lowest price for that day. Since
the company's profits. When a corporation the price of the shares moves all day
shows a profit, they will sometimes long, this is a good reference to see how
distribute these profits to each much the stock is changing in a day.
shareholder, based on how much stock they Next, the closing price is listed. This
own. This distribution is called a is the last price that the stock traded
dividend. Company's can elect to pay out for as the market closed. This will also
their profits or reinvest them in the be the beginning price for the next
company, but as a shareholder, each time trading day.
a payout is made you will receive your After the closing price, the table will
proportionate share. list the change, or the amount that the
Also, the value of your stock will rise stock changed when you compare
and fall based on the company's perceived yesterday's closing price with the
value in the stock market. If you buy a closing price for the day before. This
share at $10.00 and it rises to $11.00 a will be listed as a positive number (the
share, you've made a dollar for each stock went up) or a negative number (the
share you own, and subsequently sell. stock sold for less yesterday than the
However, with this opportunity comes risk day before).
as well. If the share price falls and you Stock tables are found in many places,
sell, you'll lose money. The more but most people check their daily paper
volatile the stock, the more opportunity or the Wall Street Journal. There are
for risk or profit. many internet sites that track stocks as
Most shareholders track their stocks well.
using the stock table. These appear Of course, you'll have to select a stock.
confusing and difficult to read, but they Choose carefully or consult a
are actually easy to understand with a professional, and good luck!




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