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The SIFMA Foundation's acclaimed financial education program helps children become financially literate and provides a foundation for youth to be vital contributors to our society and economy. Since 1977, the SIFMA Foundation has enabled nearly 18 million students and their teachers to learn about the importance of investing, saving, and long-term planning, as well as the role of the global capital markets in their lives. Some 600,000 students and 15,000 teachers benefit every school year from the academic and life skills impacts of The Stock Market Game program. Explore www.stockmarketgame.org for more information.
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Welcome!Start Here with The Stock Market Game™andInvest It Forward™Presented By:(Insert your Name & Firm Logo Here)FINRA Reviewed, June 17, 2014
The Stock Market Game™ • The SIFMA Foundation's acclaimed financial education programs help children become financially literate and provide a foundation for youth to be vital contributors to our society and economy. • Since 1977, the SIFMA Foundation has enabled nearly 18 million students and their teachers to learn about the importance of investing, saving and long-term planning, as well as the role of the global capital markets in their lives. • Some 600,000 students and 15,000 teachers benefit every school year from the academic and life skills impacts of The Stock Market Game program. www.stockmarketgame.org
Volunteer Introduction • Introduce yourself (name and role / function) • Quick review of your firm and market niche? • Where did you go to school? What did you study? • Briefly describe your career’s progression • What do you do now?
What is a Company? • Company • A company is a person or group that makes something for other people to buy. • Stock • A stock represents a share of ownership in a company. • A PUBLIC company issues stock that is then bought and sold on an exchange like the NYSE or Nasdaq.
Do you know these guys? Do you know what this is?
Mars Incorporated is a private company. The Hershey Company is a public company.
Selecting Companies: What to consider? • What do they sell? • Do people want it or need it? • Who are their competitors?
What is a Ticker Symbol? A unique combination of up to five letters used to identify a publicly traded company. In some cases a company’s ticker symbol may look like an abbreviation of the company’s name and in others it may bear no resemblance at all.
