Session Two: Stock Trading 

Students explore how stocks are traded, how stock prices are affected by current events, and how investors make investment decisions and diversify their portfolios. They are introduced to stock indexes/averages and stock tables, and they practice buying, selling, or holding stocks from their fictitious stock portfolio.

Objectives:

• Determine ways to assess the risks in investing.

• Discuss the impact that economic events have on stock prices and supply and demand.

• Analyze the data in a stock table.

• Practice following the process for buying and selling stocks on the stock market.

Main Activity:

• Students discuss the current events impacting the market, explore stock indexes/averages, and learn the basics of mutual funds. They also learn the four types of stock orders.