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Stocks & Shares

Stocks & Shares. Unit 17 p86-90. Quick History. Which country did it begin in??? France (agricultural communities traded with debts-first brokers) 12 th Century Then Amsterdam, Italy—and on and on.. Where are the largest markets???

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Stocks & Shares

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  1. Stocks & Shares

    Unit 17 p86-90
  2. Quick History Which country did it begin in??? France (agricultural communities traded with debts-first brokers) 12th Century Then Amsterdam, Italy—and on and on.. Where are the largest markets??? USA, UK, Japan, India, China, Canada, Germany, France, South Korea & Netherlands. More to come in our first presentation 
  3. Advantage/Disadvantage Investing in property or real estate Buying bonds Buying stocks or shares Investing in a hedge fund Giving it away?? Putting it under the mattress Buying a lottery ticket Taking it all to Las Vegas or Monte Carlo Depositing it in a bank Buying gold Buying a painting (Matisse, Van Gogh, etc.)
  4. America vs. Britain Stock Language Stocks & stock holders –USA Shares & shareholders –Britain Stock exchange, stock market, stock broker (both) Common stock-USA Ordinary shares-Britain Preferred stock-USA Preference shares-British
  5. The word… “stock” have (something) in stock to have merchandise available and ready for sale. Do you have extra large sizes in stock?Of course, we have all sizes and colors in stock. out of stock not immediately available in a store; [for goods] to be temporarily unavailable. Those items are out of stock, but a new supply will be delivered on Thursday. I'm sorry, but the red ones are out of stock. Would a blue one do?
  6. stock up (with something) to build up a supply of something. You had better stock up with firewood before the first snowstorm. Yes, I will stock up today. a laughing stock someone who does something very stupid which makes other people laugh at them (usually +of ) I can't cycle around on that old thing! I'll be the laughing stock of the neighbourhood.
  7. lock, stock, and barrel Cliché everything. We had to move everything out of the house—lock, stock, and barrel.We lost everything—lock, stock, and barrel—in the fire.
  8. Dow Jones/ S&P 500/ NASDAQ Dow Jones: American, publishing and financial firm (wall street). News & Publishing S&P 500: Standard & Poor’s. (originially S&P90) a measure of the general level of stock prices. Index (let you know how stocks are doing) NASDAQ:American, 2nd largest stock exchange after NYSE. 1971-began trading, first to trade online.
  9. Vocabulary Rocketed Crashed Shot up Revived Gaining Strong gains Slipped on Plummeted Slightly weaker Advanced a little Jumped Plunge
  10. Hedge Funds Def: an investment fund, PRIVATE for wealthy investors that trade in securities & derivatives.. Try to get high returns whether markets move up or down. Open-ended-investors can invest and withdraw money at regular, specified intervals.
  11. Stocks Project 15% of your grade. Stocks-game.com You will get an invitation to a “competition” You will have $200,000 to invest in your choice of stocks. You can buy & sell and then at the end of the semester (Writing Assignment 2) write a report about your stocks experience. Let’s Check it Out… www.stocks-game.com
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