stock exchanges

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How did you decide on the scope of your stock exchange presentation?
outline the main concept of the stock exchange, and then go into detail by using specific, recent examples. = clear, understandable and engaging
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What were the key movers in the stock market last week?
Greggs, a large bakery chain has been the top riser, with SGTV, a Scottish media company following them. Coca cola and talk talk are other companies who have also shown a rise in the stock market Whilst Thomas Cook and hostelworld proving to have f
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Explain what has happened in the UK stock exchange compared to the us in the last 12 months
USA large economic player in global economy- exchanging with a lot of countries. England's stock exchange is more unstable due to negotiations for brexit. so US stock exchange in a much better position
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What are equities
The capital or the value of the shares which are issued by a company. It affects the long term status of the stock exchange.
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5. What would you expect to happen if there was a positive interest in a particular stock?
Positive interest= demand is high= price increase. this is because when demand is potentially higher than supply, the price will go up
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6. Why do people use the stock market?
Investing money - best place for short term growth: buying shares when cheap, sell when they have more value. Investors make money from shares of profit the company makes
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7. What does PLC mean?
A public limited company: is a limited liability company: Shares may be freely sold and traded to the public with a minimum share capital of £50,000.
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8. What behaviour would you expect from a company which was the target of an acquisition?
An acquisition is when a company takes over most or all of another company's shares. behaviours: larger in size, acquiring skills or technologies more quickly, lower cost than in house= Economies of scale, happy staff, good management
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9. How are equities in the stock exchange presented
trading in Equity Market. Investors bid for stocks by offering a price, and sellers ask for a specific price. When two prices match= sale. Companies sell stocks to grow capital for business. each stock= a piece of ownership
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10. Are the world's stock exchanges interconnected? Explain
yes- global exchanges increase the more globalised economies become. The growth of global stock markets, particularly in emerging economies= a reason that the number of firms continues to grow. LSE most international of global exchanges
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11. What would be the impact of negative news on a share price?
media - large role in news and impacts prices. poor earnings, or economic and political issues = likely selling pressure will increase. Companies likely to sell stocks= decrease in stock price
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12. Explain market capitalisation
The total market value of a company's outstanding shares. Used to determine a company's size It is calculated by multiplying a company's shares outstanding by the current market price of one share. Helps to interest investors
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13. What are the different types of instruments used in the stock exchange?
equities and commodities- help to drive the stock exchange, however . There are many different other instruments like debt such as loans and debt securities.
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14. What is a gilt and how is it used?
type of investment offered by the government that pays a fixed rate of interest and is considered low-risk - government is likely to pay back amount invested buying gilts = lending government money.
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15. What happened to the stock exchanges during the great financial recession?
The great recession was in 2007 to 2009 :GDP declined- Fall in exports, Fall in house price, In europe overvalued exchange rates. stock prices themselves decreased. profits fall
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16. What do you know about the chinese stock markets?
important in the global economy, influential in global trade, world's 2nd largest center of stock trading after USA But prices fluctuate more than 10 % within a day so its unstable. The value of the stock was undervalued- has been very low
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17. What is the process for a company to have shares on the LSE?
A company can apply to become publicly listed on the LSE. Once it has gone through approval process the company then has its shares admitted to trading on an exchange. shares can be bought by investors.
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18. what is the LSE
primary stock exchange in the U.K. and largest in Europe. The (FTSE) 100 Share Index, is the dominant index, on the LSE. The stock exchange is physically located in city of LDN
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