Markets Flashcards
Identify the components of a stock ticker on CNBC
- Stock symbol
- Price down = Red or Price up = Green
- Change in price
Identify the components of a stock ticker on CNBC
- Corporation Name or ETF Name
- Stock or ETF Price
- Price down = Red or Price up = Green
- Change in price
Identify the components of an energy ticker on CNBC
Energy Companies
- WTI: West Texas Instrument
- BRENT: Crude from the North Sea
- NAT Gas: Natural gas
Energy Futures Prices
- Red = Lower from last closing price
- Green = Higher from last closing price
Identify the components of an energy ticker on CNBC
Energy Companies
- WTI: West Texas Instrument
- BRENT: Crude from the North Sea
- NAT Gas: Natural gas
Energy Futures Percent Change of Price
- Red = Lower from last closing price
- Green = Higher from last closing price
Describe
Brent Crude Oil
- Pricing for North Sea Brent crude, classified as a sweet light crude, serves as the most widely used benchmark for other worldwide oil markets
- Categorization of this crude is as a light-sweet crude, due to its low density and low sulfur content. Light sweet crude oils are simpler to process into products such as gasoline because they contain a higher proportion of hydrocarbon molecules than other oils. Therefore, they tend to fetch higher prices on commodity markets.
- Benchmark crude oil serves as an investment tool for the industry in setting a point to act as a standard of comparison when evaluating different varieties of crude oil.
- Another significant benchmark crude is West Texas Intermediate (WTI) which is lighter and sweeter than North Sea Brent crude.
Describe
West Texas Instrument
- WTI is the main oil benchmark for North America as it is sourced from the United States, primarily from the Permian Basin. The oil comes mainly from Texas. It then travels through pipelines where it is refined in the Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico.
- Though Brent crude and WTI crude are the most popular benchmarks, their prices are often contrasted. The difference in price between Brent and WTI is called the Brent-WTI spread.
- Benchmark crude oil serves as an investment tool for the industry in setting a point to act as a standard of comparison when evaluating different varieties of crude oil.
Describe what a
S/P 500 Futures contract denotes
- If the e-mini S&P 500 futures contract trades higher before the opening of U.S. stock markets, it means the S&P 500 cash index will trade higher following the opening bell.
- Contracts track U.S. index direction closely during regular stock market trading hours but will be priced higher or lower because they represent expected future prices rather than current prices.
- Contracts denote approximate valuations for the next trading day when U.S. markets are closed, based on perceptions about overnight events and economic data, as well as movements in correlated or inversely-correlated financial instruments that include the forex markets—which also trades nearly 24 hours per day.
Identify the components of an
S&P Exchanges Ticker
on CNBC
Legend
- S&P Future - S&P FV = Implied opening price
- Future (Month) = Future contract expiration date
- Price change compared to the previous close
- Fair Value (FV) = Pre-market price
- Price change compared to the previous close
- S&P Close = S&P Previous Close
- green = indicates the previous close was a gain increase
- red = indicates the previous close was a price drop
- Index Futures contracts are updated four times per year, with expiration taking place during the third month of each quarter.
Identify the components of an
NASDAQ Exchanges Ticker
on CNBC
Legend
- NAS Future - NAS FV = Implied opening price
- Future (Month) = Future contract expiration date
- Price change compared to the previous close
- Fair Value (FV) = Pre-market price
- Price change compared to the previous close
- NAS Close = NAS’s Previous Close
- green = indicates the previous close was a gain increase
- red = indicates the previous close was a price drop
Identify the components of an
DIJA Exchanges Ticker
on CNBC
Legend
- Dow Future - Dow FV = Implied opening price
- Future (Month) = Future contract expiration date
- Price change compared to the previous close
- Fair Value (FV) = Pre-market price
- Price change compared to the previous close
- Dow Close = Dow’s Previous Close
- green = indicates the previous close was a gain increase
- red = indicates the previous close was a price drop
Identify the components of an
Metals Commodities Ticker
on CNBC
Metal Commodities
- Gold (Month) = Future contract expiration date
- Price change compared to the previous close
- Silver (Month) = Future contract expiration date
- Price change compared to the previous close
- Copper (Month) = Future contract expiration date
- Price change compared to the previous close
- Price Colors
- green = indicates the previous close was a gain increase
- red = indicates the previous close was a price drop
Identify the components of an
Metals Commodities Ticker
on CNBC
Metal Commodities
- Gold (Month) = Future contract expiration date
- Price percentage change compared to the previous close
- Silver (Month) = Future contract expiration date
- Price percentage change compared to the previous close
- Copper (Month) = Future contract expiration date
- Price percentage change compared to the previous close
- Price Colors
- green = price was an increase from last closing price
- red = price was a decrease from last closing price
Identify the components of an
Currency/FOREX Ticker
on CNBC
Foreign Exchange
- Yen
- Price
- For example, USD $1 = Price in YEN
- Euro
- Price
- For example, Euro $1 = Price in USD
- Pound
- Price
- For example, Pound $1 = Price in USD
- Price Colors
- green = price was an increase from last closing price
- red = price was a decrease from last closing price
Identify the components of an
Currency/FOREX Ticker
on CNBC
Foreign Exchange
- Yen
- Percentage Price
- Euro
- Percentage Price
- Pound
- Percentage Price
- Price Colors
- green = price was an increase from last closing price
- red = price was a decrease from last closing price
Identify the components of an
U.S. Treasuries Ticker
on CNBC
Foreign Exchange
- 2-Year Yield
- Percentage Price
- 5-Year Yield
- Percentage Price
- 10-Year Yield
- Percentage Price
- Price Colors
- green = price was an increase from last closing price
- red = price was a decrease from last closing price