股票市场基础知 Stock Market Basics.pptVIP

Stock Market Basics How a Company “Goes Public” -- Mr. Yates Some Financial Terms Earnings per Share: The amount of profit to which each share is entitled. Going Public: Slang for when a company is planning an IPO. IPO: Short for Initial Public Offering. An IPO is when a company sells stock in itself for the first time. Terms continued… Market Cap: The amount of money you would have to pay if you bought ever share of stock in a company. (To calculate market cap, multiply the number of shares by the price per share.) Short for Market Capitalization. Share: A share represents an investor