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Finding Stocks

Finding Stocks. Meeting II 2005-2006 EM-Trade. Stock Market Game. To be eligible for the $100 + prize you must add your name and login name to the post " SMG Login Names " on the Stock Market Game sub-conference (it's an editable document). www.marketocracy.com. Color. Name.

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Finding Stocks

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  1. Finding Stocks Meeting II 2005-2006 EM-Trade

  2. Stock Market Game • To be eligible for the $100+ prize you must add your name and login name to the post "SMG Login Names" on the Stock Market Game sub-conference (it's an editable document). • www.marketocracy.com

  3. Color Name Portion Consumer Discretionary 30% Health Care 66% Information Technology 4% Stock Market Game Leaders As of 12/04/05 • Matthew Perrigino • Pear MBP$12.37

  4. Stock Market Game Leaders As of 12/04/05 • Michael Kushner • dakush23MDK$10.80

  5. Stock Market Game Leaders As of 12/04/05 • John MacLellan • jmacdizzleJGM$10.61

  6. Places to Find Screeners • www.cnbc.com • finance.yahoo.com • Finance search • Stock Screener • Broker screeners • www.Marketwatch.com • Investor tools • Tool bar on the left

  7. Types of Stocks • Growth Stocks • A company whose earnings are expected to grow at an above average rate relative to the market • A growth stock usually does not pay a dividend, as the company would prefer to reinvest retained earnings in capital projects. Most technology companies are growth stocks • Value Stock • A stock that tends to trade at a lower price relative to it's fundamentals (i.e. dividends, earnings, sales, etc.) and thus considered undervalued by a value investor. Common characteristics of such stocks include a high dividend yield, low price-to-book ratio and/or low price-to-earnings ratio • Growth Stocks • ??? • Value Stock • ???

  8. Market Capitalization • Defined: A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. • Calculated: Multiply the number of shares by the current market price. • Small cap • Refers to stocks with a relatively small market capitalization. The definition of small cap can vary among brokerages, but generally it is a company with a market capitalization of between $300 million and $2 billion • Mid cap • Companies having a market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion • Large cap • Companies having a market capitalization between $10 billion and $200 billion

  9. Basic Parameters • Industry group • Market Cap • Index Membership • Dividend yield • Price/Earnings Ratio • Volume • Debt/Equity Ratio • Revenue growth • Earnings growth

  10. Screen Values : Growth Stocks • Tech stocks • Varying market caps • No dividend yield • High P/E • Varying volume • High debt/equity • Revenue and Earnings?

  11. Screen Values: Value Stocks • No specific industry • Mid to Large market caps • Fallen member of Dow or S&P • Low or midrange P/E • Varying volume • Low or medium debt/equity • Good revenue and earnings growth

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