Stocks & Shares

Stocks & SharesUnit 17 p86-90

Which country did it begin in???France (agricultural communities traded with debts-first brokers) 12th CenturyThen Amsterdam, Italyand 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

Quick HistoryPutting it under the mattressBuying a lottery ticketTaking it all to Las Vegas or Monte CarloDepositing it in a bankBuying goldBuying a painting (Matisse, Van Gogh, etc.)Investing in property or real estateBuying bondsBuying stocks or sharesInvesting in a hedge fundGiving it away??Advantage/DisadvantageStocks & stock holders USAShares & shareholders BritainStock exchange, stock market, stock broker (both)Common stock-USAOrdinary shares-BritainPreferred stock-USAPreference shares-BritishAmerica vs. Britain Stock Languagehave(something)in stockto 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 stocknot 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?

The word stockstock 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 stocksomeone 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.

lock, stock, and barrelClicheverything.We had to move everything out of the houselock, stock, and barrel.We lost everythinglock, stock, and barrelin the fire.

Dow Jones: American, publishing and financial firm (wall street). News & Publishing S&P 500: Standard & Poors. (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.Dow Jones/ S&P 500/ NASDAQRocketedCrashedShot upRevivedGainingStrong gainsSlipped onPlummetedSlightly weaker

Advanced a littleJumpedPlunge

VocabularyDef: 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.Hedge Funds15% of your grade. Stocks-game.comYou will get an invitation to a competitionYou 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.

Lets Check it Outwww.stocks-game.comStocks Project