TSM - The Stock Market Overview

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The Stock Market

Introduction

This module will dive deeper into the Stock Market. Take a look at the video below to see more about how the Stock Market works!

Lesson Preview

In this module, we will study the following topics:

Stock Data: Learn how to read and interpret stock statistics.

Stock Charts: Take a look at a visual approach to stock data!

Simple Moving Averages: Explore how investors take a lot of fluctuating data and make inferences using averages.

Partnerships: Discover the perks (and drawbacks) of building an investment partnership.

Key Terms

The following key terms will help you understand the content in this module.

  • After Hours Trading – trades purchased and sold after the market closes for the day
  • Annual Yield - the dividend expressed as a percent of the cost of the stock
  • Candlestick Chart/ Stock Bar Chart – a style of bar-chart used primarily to describe price movements of a security, derivative, or currency over time
  • Dividends - the return on an investment
  • Net Change – the difference between the closing price of a security on the day's trading and the previous day's closing price
  • Simple Moving Average – average of a stock over a specific time period
  • Smoothing Techniques – technique that indicates an underlying trend

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