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  1. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR RESULTS OBTAINED FROM ANY INFORMATION DISCUSSED DURING HAWKTRADE MEETINGS.  Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, so that investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investing in any financial instruments does not guarantee that an investor will make money, avoid losing capital, or indicate that the investment is risk-free. There are no absolute guarantees in investing. HAWKTRADE and its members do not bear any responsibility for losses or gains made by members trading on their personal accounts based on analysis from HAWKTRADE meetings.

  2. Training Session Stock Market, Stocks, Indexes, Order Types

  3. What Actually is “Stock”? • A stock represents a percentage of ownership in a company. • When you INVEST in STOCKS you buy “shares” of that company.

  4. What Actually is “Stock”? • Found via their TICKER SYMBOL • 1 to 4 letters in length • Citigroup= C • Alcoa = AA • Bank of America= BAC • Apple = AAPL

  5. What Actually is “Stock”? • The percentage of the company you buy with each share depends on the total number of shares available (shares outstanding) • Shares Outstanding - Stock currently held by investors, including restricted shares owned by the company's officers and insiders, as well as those held by the public Source: Investopedia.com

  6. Stock / Outstanding Shares Example • Stock Price = Market Cap÷ Shares Outstanding • Example: (CMG)

  7. Stock Research • Google Finance • Yahoo Finance • Your online broker • Bloomberg.com • Morningstar.com • Investopedia.com • CNBC.com

  8. Where Can I buy stocks ??? • Answer: The Stock Market

  9. Stock Market • Where shares of stock are traded • Several different exchanges: NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX • International Markets • You need a broker to buy the stock for you

  10. Stock Market • Divided into SECTORS • Basic Materials, Conglomerates, Consumer Goods, Health Care, etc. • Within these SECTORS they are further divided into INDUSTRIES • Every company is listed in a sector within an Industry.

  11. Indexes A method of measuring a section of the stock market • S&P 500 • The DOW

  12. Order Types • Market: Buy/sell at the next available price • Limit: Buy/sell at any price better than what you specify • Stop: Sell if the price falls to a certain price or buy if a price rises to a certain price (AKA Stop-loss)

  13. End Training Session Stock Market, Stocks, Indexes, Order Types

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