Key Concepts: Markets, Demand, Supply, Equilibrium: Putting Demand and Supply Together
E*TRADEhttp://www.etrade.com
Enter "MSFT" for Microsoft Corporation or "Yhoo" for Yahoo in the "Quotes" box on the top and review the Quote information for the selected stock.
- What factors "determine" your decision to purchase (demand) or sell (supply) any given stocks?
- Explain how some traders might try to use the bid size and ask size to measure impending short term upward or downward pressure on the stock's price.
- Review the 1 or 3 month "Chart" (e.g. price movement) and "News" information for the selected stock. Identify specific news that may have "shifted" its demand or supply curve.
Hollywood Star Exchange http://www.hsx.com
Review the home page information and select the "movies" link. Examine the current "box office" information at the bottom of the screen.
- Identify potential factors that may determine the current value or Hollywood Price (H$) for selected movies.
- Why do movie studios spend millions of dollars on advertising prior to the opening of their movies?
