This Unit of Work will be derived from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) website. These short courses that are set up for potential investors are ideal for middle-years students, as the content is in simple to understand English and takes the time to elaborate on key jargon.
Students will complete a course each week and then compete in small groups in the ASX Schools Sharemarket Game, where they trade shares live with play money. By the end of this unit, students should understand:
What is a share, why people invest on the sharemarket and how they can invest.
How capital is grown over time through wise investment.
Different investment strategies and how they are applied to investment decisions.
By the end of this unit, students should be able to:
Give financial advice based on their knowledge of the sharemarket by assessing potential risks versus rewards.
Differentiate between short and long term goals in order to sustain financial yields.
Analyse market trends in order to execute trades in opportune periods.
While this is an old video and focusses on the New York Stock Exchange rather than the Australian Securities Exchange, the video itself does a good job of explaining simply why people or groups "publicly float" their businesses to raise capital and the process of buying and trading shares. Be aware that most trading occurs via the internet now, but still has to go through a registered stock broker.
Share Market Activity
This Unit of Work will be derived from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) website. These short courses that are set up for potential investors are ideal for middle-years students, as the content is in simple to understand English and takes the time to elaborate on key jargon.
Students will complete a course each week and then compete in small groups in the ASX Schools Sharemarket Game, where they trade shares live with play money.
By the end of this unit, students should understand:
- What is a share, why people invest on the sharemarket and how they can invest.
- How capital is grown over time through wise investment.
- Different investment strategies and how they are applied to investment decisions.
By the end of this unit, students should be able to:Lesson 1 - What is a Share?
Lesson 2 - Why and How to Invest.
Lesson 3 - The Risks and Benefits of Shares
Lesson 4 - What to Consider in an Investment
Lesson 5 - Market Indices and Market Sectors
Lesson 6 - Sharemarket Investment Strategies
Lesson 7 - Fundamental Analysis
How the Stock Market Works - YouTube
While this is an old video and focusses on the New York Stock Exchange rather than the Australian Securities Exchange, the video itself does a good job of explaining simply why people or groups "publicly float" their businesses to raise capital and the process of buying and trading shares. Be aware that most trading occurs via the internet now, but still has to go through a registered stock broker.