1、Investment and Finance1 : the science or study of the management of funds. To FinanceFinance Finances3 : the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities 4 : money or other liquid resources of a government,
2、business, group, or individual 2 : the obtaining or providing of funds or capital for somethingMake a Sentence To Finance Finance Finances If you want to buy a phone but you dont have money now, you can finance the phone with a new credit card. I majored in Finance when I was in Uni. The company clo
3、sed because of a lack of finances. What is investment? To spend money with the goal of receiving more money in the future. What can we invest in? 1.I invested in a computer. 2.I invested money in the stock market. 3.I invested in my sons education. 1.I bought a computer. 2.I bought stocks from the H
4、ong Kong stock exchange. 3.I paid for my sons university tuition. How can we invest in those things?What does risk and reward mean?Risk - A possible negative result.Reward A possible positive result. Risk and Reward1.Have you taken big risks before? 2.What were you risking?3.What were you trying to
5、get?1.Yes I have. 2.I was risking my money.3.I was trying to get more money.What are the risks and rewards ofcheating on a testThe risks are writing “cheating is stupid 1000 times and taking the test again.”RewardsThe rewards are getting a good grade and making your parents happyRisksWhat are you ri
6、sking by cheating on a test? Im risking a punishment from the school by cheating on a test. What are the risks and rewards ofinvesting in stocksThe risk is losing your money. RewardsThe reward is getting more money.RisksWhat are you risking by investing in stocks? Im risking losing my money by inves
7、ting in stocks. What are the risks and rewards ofgoing skydiving?The risk is losing your life.RewardsHaving a lot of fun and enjoying yourself.RisksWhat are you risking by going skydiving? Im risking my life by going skydiving.What are the risks and rewards of ?studying at Wall StreetThe risks are l
8、osing your money and wasting your time. RewardsThe rewards are being able to speak to many different people and get more job opportunities.RisksWhat are you risking by studying at Wall Street English? Im risking my time and money by studying at Wall Street English. 1.What do investors call the finan
9、cial reward they receive from investing? 2.What do they call the money they lose from investing? 1.Profit / gains / returns 2.They call it losses!The Ali Baba stock has been increasing for the last month The RMB has been decreasing for the last month The Ali Baba stock going up for the last month. T
10、he RMB has been going down for the last month. He gave me a stock tip!Someone gave me a great idea for investing in stocks. He said that the price of the Amazon stock will continue to rise over the next year. Someone gave me a great tip. He said that the Amazon stock will continue to rise over the n
11、ext year. What is a tip ? tip = advice What kind of tips have you received in the past? CommoditiesThis is a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and soldThis is a useful or valuable thingSo what commodities can you think of? Corn OilGold Natural Gas Silver Platinum 2nd Co
12、nditional What clothes would you bring if you visited Russia? If I visited Russia I would bring a very big coat. 2nd Conditional If you invested in a commodity, which one would you invest in? If I invested in a commodity I would invest in gold, because its value is stable over time. Equities1.I want
13、 to invest in a company. So what can I do? 2.I can buy stocks! 1.Whats another way to say “I invest in stocks” ? 2.We can say “I invest in the equities market.” or “I invest in equities.” If you were an investor. 1.Which stocks would you buy? 2.How would you decide which ones to buy? uI would buy ca
14、nnabis stocks.uI would do a lot of research about which stocks to buy.I buy stocks. Then I hold them for a long time. After the stocks increase a lot in value I sell them. Im a long term _ investor.I buy stocks. Then I wait for a month or two. In a month or two I sell the stocks. Im a _. day traderW
15、hich one is better trading or investing?1.Which type of investing is the most stressful? 2.Which type of investing is more lucrative? 3.Which type of investing requires more work? Day trading is more stressful than investing.Day trading is more lucrative than investing.Day trading requires more work
16、. (Foreign) Currency exchange shopWhat can you do there?You can exchange money.I like to trade currencies from different countries to make money. So Im a _ trader. Forex means _forexforeign exchange.How do Forex investors make a lot of money?Buy low sell high!Unified Gartley _.Patterns can tell you
17、when to buy or sell.patternTo find patterns investors and traders use indicators. What indicators can you think of? 1.Looking at charts2.Reading international news (trade wars and other economic events have a big impact on prices 3.Other people 4.Pattern recognition software 5.Indicator software How
18、 to make a ton of money or lose a ton of money !A new company is offering investors an opportunity to buy their stocks for the first time. Whats this called? IPO Initial public offeringWhy are IPOs so lucrative?When the company is very young the stocks are cheap. In a year the stocks will probably b
19、e a lot more expensive. How do investors and traders manage risk? I like to diversify my investments. I like to invest in many different things. If my stocks go down its okay because my other investments might go up. Lazy investingI use a broker like E-toro and I copy other peoples trades. What is this called? This is called copy-trading.If you had 10,000 USD (78,500 HKD) what would you invest in? Create an investment plan. Make sure you diversify your investments. Diversification is very important.If I had 10,000 USD I would.
