Stock markets – putting your money where your math is
Useful Sites
How stocks and the stock market work (How Stuff Works, USA)
A good introduction to stock markets and shares. Uses US examples.
How to read stock tables (New York Stock Exchange, USA)
A poster-format explanation of how to translate a stock table. Most of the symbols used are similar to those used in Australian stock tables.
Introduction to market indicators (StockCharts.com)
Gives an introduction to market indicators to gain perspective on share prices.
Money, markets and the economy (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Transcripts of a series of radio programs on different aspects of economics (eg, floating exchange rates and the globalisation of financial markets). Each program has associated educational material, including a worksheet, keywords, data interpretation and an inquiry and problem-solving section.
Page updated August 2006.