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Use the information on page 1 to help you learn the following terms. You
must be able to understand each term, and also know where to find the
information on a stock report. Practice by writing down the information for
each of the following based on Apple Inc. (above).
1. Date of Record
5. Net Change (Percent)- the net change in the overall stock value
at the time of closing.
When you hear about a stock being up for the day it means that the net
change was positive.
7. After Hours Close- The After Hours Close is the last trading price
recorded in the After Hours trading session. 97.42
Anatomy of a Stock Report
8. Net Change (After Hours): This is the dollar value change in the
stock price from the previous days closing price.
2.02
9. Open The Open is the first price the stock will be sold for when
the stock exchange opens. Note: a stocks opening price will
not be identical to its previous days closing price. This is
because of after hours trading and changes in what investors
value or expect that happen after the trading day ends.
10. High Daily High is the maximum price that people have
paid for this stock throughout the day.
11. Low Daily Low is the lowest price that people have paid
for the stock throughout the day.
Dividend Per Share (shown on chart 1)- This shows the annual (yearly)
dividend payment per share. If this space is blank, the company does not
currently pay dividends.
-Most 4 quarter in one price
16. Close- the close is the last trading price recorded when
the market closed on the day. The close shows us past
performance and usually will show us about what you should
expect to pay.