Key Concepts: Markets, Demand, Supply, Equilibrium: Putting Demand and Supply Together
E*TRADE
Enter "MSFT" for Microsoft Corporation or "Yhoo" for Yahoo!
in the "Quotes" box 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
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?
