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Economics-: Stock Investing 101

This document provides an introduction to stock investing concepts using examples of Home Depot, Amazon, and General Motors. It lists key stock metrics for each company and poses questions to analyze profitability, volatility, and executive compensation. The questions ask the reader to calculate share quantities from investment amounts, identify the most profitable and volatile stocks for different investing strategies, and determine which company allocates the most shares to executives. Additional stock examples and questions are included but not filled in.

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Economics-: Stock Investing 101

This document provides an introduction to stock investing concepts using examples of Home Depot, Amazon, and General Motors. It lists key stock metrics for each company and poses questions to analyze profitability, volatility, and executive compensation. The questions ask the reader to calculate share quantities from investment amounts, identify the most profitable and volatile stocks for different investing strategies, and determine which company allocates the most shares to executives. Additional stock examples and questions are included but not filled in.

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Economics—Stock Investing 101

 Answer the questions below for each case. Use the Reference box as needed. One suggested site
that you will find extremely useful is: https://finance.yahoo.com/

CASE #1: Home Depot


Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

CASE #2: Amazon


Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

CASE #3: General Motors


Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

REFERENCE BOX:
1. If you investing $10,000 ($10k) in HD
today, how many shares would you have? * Number of shares available for trading.

_____ * = dividend x 4/open x 100%

2. If you could have bought at the lows and * Stock price fluctuation over the last year.
highs for all three stocks with $10k, which * =Open x Shares outstanding
one would have been the most profitable?
* Number of shares in existence
_____
* How volatile a stock is (< 1 >).
3. Which stock is considered the most
* Quarterly or annual payout
volatile? _____
* Stock code or abbreviation
4. If you could day trade with $10k, buying
at the perfect highs and lows, which stock * Number of shares traded on a given day.
would be the most profitable? _____ * Stock price fluctuation over today.

* Current price of the stock.


5. Which company holds back the most stock shares for its executives? _____

CASE #4: ____________


Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

CASE #5: ____________


Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

CASE #6: ____________


Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

1. If you investing $10,000 ($10k) in HD today, how many shares would you
have? _____

2. If you could have bought at the lows and highs for all three stocks with $10k,
which one would have been the most profitable? _____

3. Which stock is considered the most volatile? _____

4. If you could day trade with $10k, buying at the perfect highs and lows, which
stock would be the most profitable? _____

5. Which company holds back the most stock shares for its executives? _____

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