NYSE Made Easy QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NYSE Made Easy Last - current trading price of one unit of a particular security Change - the difference between yesterdays closing price and the most recent price (Last). Volume - total number of shares that have been traded on the most recent trading day Day High - the highest price of the stock during the current day's trading Day Low - the lowest price of the stock during the current day's trading Open - the price paid in a stock's first transaction of the current trading day Previous Close - the price of the stock at the end of yesterday's trading session Bid - the price at which someone is willing to buy a stock. this is what you get when you sell a stock Ask - the price at which the holder of a stock is willing to sell 52 Week High - the highest price for an individual share of stock during the past year 52 Week Low - the lowest price for an individual share of stock during the past year P/E - this is the latest closing price divided by the latest 12 months earnings per share Earnings/ Share - total earnings divided by the number of stocks issued Dividends/ Share - the cash payment per share made by the company to its shareholders Current Div. Yield - the yield on a given investment based on its current price. you can calculate by dividing the dividend paid for the current year into the current price. # Shares Out. - the number of shares that have been issued and are in the hands of the public.