What is Investing?

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Presented by the UCLA Undergraduate Investment Society


What is Investing? The

Right Mindset Apple Summer Q3 Earnings Example Know Yourself

Defining

Investing


Investing Vehicles (Securities)

Marketable Securities Stocks Bonds Options Commodities/Futures Foreign Exchange Treasury Bills

Non-Marketable Securities EE and I Government Bonds Mutual Funds/ETFs


Stocks and their trading

Plain and simple, stock is a share in the ownership of a company. Stock represents a claim on the company's assets and earnings. As you acquire more stock, your ownership stake in the company becomes greater. Whether you say shares, equity, or stock, it all means the same thing. Discount Broker vs. Full Broker


How are stocks traded?

NYSE Face-Face Floor

NASDAQ OTC

AMEX


What Causes Stock Prices to Change?

Supply and DEMAND!!


The Bulls, The Bears And The Farm

The Bulls

The Bears

The PIGS


Stock Market Concepts Technical Analysis


Stock Trading Concepts Contd‌ Fundamental Analysis


Onto the Fundamentals

How do go about doing this? Financial Statements Ratios


Balance Sheet


Income Statement


Statement of Cashflow


Statement of Owners/Shareholders Equity


All of the Ratios P/E Ratio Dividend Yield Average Volume Current Ratio Debt Ratio Earnings per Share Payout Ratio


Ratios contd‌

Market Capitalization


Practice


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