Reading a Stock Table (A)

<0> <1> <2> <3> <4> <5> <6> <7> 52 week Volume Hi Low Ticker Company Name 1000’s Hi Low Last Change 29.20 5.87 GE General Electric Co 139012 15.41 14.40 15.35 0.68 55.77 37.44 KO Coca-Cola 16577 52.47 50.91 52.16 0.65 476.80 247.30 GOOG Google Inc. 1972 476.80 470.05 475.12 2.98 65.47 45.79 MCD McDonalds 10272 54.34 53.88 54.23 -0.16

<0> 52 week Hi and Low The highest and lowest price at which a stock has traded in the past 12 months, or 52 weeks. <1> Ticker This is the company’s stock symbol, and it represents the company's stock. <2> Company Name This is the name of the stock. <3> Volume 1000’s The number of shares that traded the last day this stock traded. The number is given in thousands, so you need to add 3 zeros to the number to get the actual number of shares traded. <4> Hi The stock's highest price the last day this stock traded. <5> Low The stock's lowest price the last day this stock traded. <6> Last The stock's last traded price. Also sometimes called closing price. <7> Change The amount of change of the stock's closing price and the prior trading day's closing price. OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS: Bear Market A period in which prices fall, accompanied by widespread pessimism. Usually occurs when the economy is in a recession and unemployment is high. Bull Market A period in which prices rise faster than their historical average. Can happen as a result of an economic recovery or economic boom DJIA Dow Jones Industrial Average. Averages the top 30 companies in the US and used as an indicator of the overall condition of the stock market. NASDAQ An entirely electronic stock exchange. Does not have a physical trading floor that brings together buyers and sellers. Instead, all trading is done over a network of computers and telephones. NYSE New York Stock Exchange. The largest stock exchange in the U.S., located on Wall Street in New York City. Reading a Stock Table (B)

52 week Volume Hi Low Ticker Company Name 1000s Hi Low Last Change 174.47 78.20 AAPL Apple Inc. 11480 173.90 170.25 173.72 1.56 34.90 23.07 VZ Verizon Commun 12295 31.18 30.90 31.07 -0.19 49.67 13.66 ANF Abercrombie & Fitch 2999 31.65 30.69 31.50 0.17 34.85 15.14 DIS Walt Disney Co. 13952 28.29 27.79 28.08 -0.34 33.64 10.77 BKS Barnes & Noble Inc. 1164 21.60 20.29 21.60 1.03 44.88 16.70 TIF Tiffany & Co 2590 38.18 36.69 38.18 0.83

1. What is the last trade price of the day for Verizon Communications? ______

2. What is the difference between the daily high and low for Apple Inc. stock? ______

3. What is the high of the day for Walt Disney Co? ______

4. What was the lowest price of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in the past year? ______

5. What is the stock ticker symbol of Barnes & Noble Inc.? ______

6. Is Apple Inc's stock now worth more or less than yesterday's close? ______

7. What is the Low of the day for Tiffany & Co? ______

8. Which company's stock traded the most shares today? ______

9. What company is represented by the Ticker VZ? ______

10. What companies’ stock was less valuable today than yesterday? ______

Create picture vocab cards for the 5 important terms on Reading a Stock Table (A) Side 1: Use the vocab term in a sentence. Do NOT define the word. Side 2: Draw a picture that represents the vocab term. Do NOT include the actual vocab term in your picture.