What Does it Mean to Include Facebook in the Stock Market?

NASDAQ Hosts Facebook

As you have heard all the news that the Facebook company of IPO will be out, and this IPO is one of the most important processes that took place in the history of the U.S. financial markets in particular and the world in general.

The Company will be 421 million shares at $ 38 for one, which makes the value of the company's market capitalization $ 104 billion, which is higher than the value of Amazon and McDonald's and Walt Disney and the highest value offering for IT company in history and the third highest value of the IPO at all for a company in the United States after Visa and General Motors.

I'll explain in this article some of the concepts about the stock market and to facilitate the delivery of non-professionals.

The beginning of the transfer of the stock market is a market, just like any other market .. there are seller and buyer and goods .. Company that comes its kind "contribution" to sell its shares in ... The buyer comes and pays the price per share (Item).

What does it mean a joint-stock company? Means that the company's capital is divided into shares, each named share. It refers to people's contribution to the financing and management of the company .. Hence the name shares share

What does it mean public offering? Means that the company put part of the whole capital or for sale to the general public (IPO).

What does it mean market value? What is the value of the company in the market today, which is the share price multiplied by the number of shares the company market. This value changes daily according to price change of the share.

Why NASDAQ? America has several exchanges, each with its own specialty so to speak. Completely such as markets .. Where the car market in place and vegetables in the market place and the real estate market in the place of gold in place .. We do not find markets selling everything with each .. And the NASDAQ market is concerned only technological companies, ie those companies related in one way or another in the field of technology in general, whether or cellular communications networks or servers and other Internet sites.

What does the symbol FB on the NASDAQ? It is simply the arrow icon to distinguish it from hundreds of other shares, whereas every shop in the market trade name puts it in the interface to distinguish it from the rest, the stock also has symbols is usually two-letter or three derived of the name of the company, so do not put the full name of the company, especially if it's a long .

In America, there are several forms of stock, in the case of Facebook, for example, shares classified under the category of (A), which gives the owner the share has one vote only, while giving a class (B) ten votes. Of course, each with its price and the rights and duties are different.

And shareholders (buyers of shares) controlled on the management of the company by voting on key decisions which, in the annual meeting which will be held for them and his name (AGM), so whenever you have a contributor to a greater number of shares shall be to have more votes thus the ability to control the company more.

But don not be happy on yourself and think you can buy Facebook whatever you purchased shares, because before only 15% of the company's capital, that Mark except still retains to 57.3 percent of the stock, then still the owner of the company one way or another, where the largest share of the arrow back to him.

the market that are sold shares of the company for the first time, is called "primary market", but what if you cannot buy on the first time? Well, you should go to the NASDAQ and place order for looking you order on the request of sale in line with the price that puts the transaction takes place, this market is called "secondary market" and here is vendor stock is shareholder discrimination on the primary market where the seller arrow is exporting company has .

But hey? .. Is there a possibility that I could not purchase the first time? Of course, because the number of shares offered for sale is limited, and priority is usually to small investors .. Any process is called privatization, whereby gets asked purchase a large number on the part of the amount requested, while getting shareholder who requested purchase a small number of stocks on the entire amount requested by, and in this way justice is done fairly so that everyone could get a stock The request to buy a very small number of shares may not request and performs according to the allocation mechanism used.

Finally .. There is no doubt that the introduction of technology company started from a room in a student dormitory to NASDAQ and reach a market value for More hundred billion dollars, indicating exactly that projects the Internet is not just a job or games teenagers, but projects are successful business just like other projects and sometimes larger ones even.

Despite Investors' Fears European Stock Markets Rise After The Announcement of a Rescue Plan Cyprus

European stock markets rose Tuesday amid optimism after the announcement of the rescue package Cyprus, which continued to support investor confidence, despite the president's remarks Groan Dgsl Blom that led to a decline in sentiment and
increase in concerns .






During European morning trade, Euro Stoxx 50 rose by 0.23%, and the French CAC 40 index rose 0.53%, while Germany's DAX 30 rose 0.26%.




But investors remained cautious after The President of The Eurogroup, Groan Dgsl Blom siad that Rescue Program Agreed to save Cyprus represents a new form to solve banking problems in the Euro Zone .


He stated that Cyprus was a special case with special challenges.

Monday morning, Euro zone Finance Ministers wrapped Multi Cyprus bailout of 10 billion euros to Cyprus, which will see the closure of the second largest lender Laiki and inflicting heavy losses on deposits amounting to more than 100. Thousand billion euros

Shares in the financial sector retreat for the most part, where shares fell in French banks BNP Paribas and Societe Generale fell 0.10% 1.36%, while shares in the German Commercial Bank 0.95%. And Deutsche Bank 0.57%.

Shares of banks side rose where Shares of Italian banks UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo rose 0.47% 1.13%, so shares in Spanish bank Banco Santander rose 0.37%.

Elsewhere, shares of health care and pharmaceutical companies rose the German Kelso raad by 2.30% after it said profit rose 4.5% to 579.6 million Aorovi 2012.

In London, the FTSE 100 rose 0.09%, where gains were limited due to losses by financial stocks.

Barclays shares fell by 1.14%, and shares declined and Royal Bank of Scotland 1.38%, while shares fell Lloyds Banking 1.51%. Shares of HSBC Holdings rose 0.73%.

At the same time, shares of mining companies for the most part, where Rio Tinto shares fell 0.37% and Eurasian Natural Resources fell 5%, while copper stocks fell Xstrata and Kazakhmys up 0.09% and 10.02%.

In the United States, pointed to rising stock markets ahead of the opening where the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.19%, and the index of the S & P 500 rose 0.20%, while futures on the Nasdaq 0.36%.

Later in the day, the United States will publish government reports on durable goods orders and new home sales as well as a report on consumer confidence.

Optimism about a Rescue Plan Cyprus and The Continued Decline of The Dollar Against Its Counterparts

The U.S. dollar proved against other major currencies on Tuesday, after optimism after reaching agreement on a rescue plan Cyprus, which continued to support sentiment, although Eurogroup Chairman Groan Dgsl Blom’s Statements which made limited gains.

During European morning trade, the dollar fell against the euro with EUR / USD shedding 0.19% to hit 1.2877.
Euro came under broad selling pressure on Monday, after the President of the Eurogroup, Groan Dgsl Blom said that the rescue program agreed to save Cyprus represents a new paradigm to solve banking problems in the euro zone and other countries that may have to restructure their banking sectors.

Later commenting on his comments, stated that Cyprus was a special case with special challenges.

Monday morning, The Euro Zone Finance Ministers concluded Cyprus bailout plan of 10 billion euros to Cyprus, which will see the closure of the second largest lender Laiki and inflicting heavy losses on deposits amounting to more than 100. Thousand billion euros

The dollar was steady against the pound, with GBP / USD gaining 0.02% to 1.5182 record.

Elsewhere, the greenback was up against the yen and proved against the Swiss franc, with USD / JPY shedding 0.06% to hit at 94.10, with proven USD / CHF shedding 0.03% to hit 0.9483.

The yen remained under pressure after it confirmed the new governor of the Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda, for his commitment to aggressive monetary easing to achieve the inflation target of 2%.

Kuroda said that the central bank would discuss with the Bank of Japan buying more bonds at longer maturities, which buys government debt in three years or less through its asset purchase program of $ 76 billion.

But investors remained cautious after what the president the euro group, Groan Dgsl Blom said that Rescue Program Agreed to save Cyprus represents a new paradigm to solve banking problems in the Euro Zone and other countries that may have to restructure their banking sectors.

The dollar steadied down against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD / CAD shedding 0.07% to hit 1.0206, and AUD / USD rate of 0.11% for 1.0475 record
Rose NZD / USD gaining 0.01% to hit 0.8350.

The Australian dollar rose earlier amid speculation about interest rate cuts by the Bank e RBA when Australia's central bank governor Glenn Stevens refused to comment on monetary policy and to answer a question on fiscal policy in the securities and investments in Australian Annual Forum.

The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, rose 0.13% to hit 82.95.

Later in the day, the United States will publish government reports on durable goods orders and new home sales as well as a report on consumer confidence.


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EUR/USD, Weekly forecast

The pair is trading along an downtrend.

The downtrend may be expected to continue in case the market drops below support level 1.2955, which will be followed by reaching support level 1.2820 and then to 1.2670.

An uptrend will start as soon, as the pair rises above resistance level 1.3130, which will be followed by moving up to resistance level 1.3345.

Supports: 1.2955, 1.2820, 1.2670

Resistances: 1.3130, 1.3345


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GBP/USD, Weekly forecast, 03/04 - 03/08

The pair is trading along an downtrend.

The downtrend may be expected to continue while pair is trading below resistance level 1.5165, which will be followed by reaching support level 1.4900 and then to 1.4720 and 1.4535.

An uptrend will start as soon, as the pair rises above resistance level 1.5400, which will be followed by moving up to resistance level 1.5800 and then 1.6000.

Supports: 1.4900, 1.4720, 1.4535

Resistances: 1.5165, 1.5340, 1.5400, 1.5670, 1.5800, 1.6000


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GOLD, Weekly forecast, 03/04 - 03/08

The pair is trading along an downtrend.

The downtrend may be expected to continue in case the market drops below support level 1535, which will be followed by reaching support level 1485.

An uptrend will start as soon, as the pair rises above resistance level 1602, which will be followed by moving up to resistance level 1655 and if it keeps on moving up above that level, we may expect the pair to reach resistance level 1714.

Suports: 1560, 1535, 1485

Resistances: 1602, 1620, 1655, 1684, 1714


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World Markets Weekend Review: A General Selloff, Except For China

Of eight indexes on my world watch, China's Shanghai Composite was the only one finishing the week with a gain, up a handsome 2.19%. All the others lost ground. The US's S&P 500 slipped slightly, down 0.24%. The other losers ranged from -1.49% for the UK's FTSE 100 to -3.56% for India's SENSEX. It's impossible to determine how much of the week's losses were attributable to the Cyprus Effect, but the three eurozone indexes, FTSE, DAXK and CAC 40 posted losses ranging from about 1.5% to 1.9%.

The Shanghai remains the only index on the watch list in bear territory -- the traditional designation for a 20% decline from an interim high. See the table inset (lower right) in the chart below. The index is down 32.93% from its interim high of August 2009. At the other end of the inset, the S&P 500 is the closest to its interim high from the previous week. The Nikkei, in fourth place, would have had the top spot, a new interim high, had it not been for its Friday selloff.

Index

Here is a table highlighting the 2013 year-to-date gains, sorted in that order, along with the 2013 interim highs for the eight indexes. The sustained advance of the Japan's Nikkei puts it solidly in the top spot, more than double the gain of the second place S&P 500. Two three of the Asia-Pacific indexes, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and India's SENSEX, have YTD losses, and third, China's Shanghai, has the smallest YTD gain.

A Closer Look at the Last Four Weeks

The tables below provide a concise overview of performance comparisons over the past four weeks for these eight major indexes. I've also included the average for each week so that we can evaluate the performance of a specific index relative to the overall mean and better understand weekly volatility. The colors for each index name help us visualize the comparative performance over time.

 Average

The chart below illustrates the comparative performance of World Markets since March 9, 2009. The start date is arbitrary: The S&P 500, CAC 40 and BSE SENSEX hit their lows on March 9th, the Nikkei 225 on March 10th, the DAX on March 6th, the FTSE on March 3rd, the Shanghai Composite on November 4, 2008, and the Hang Seng even earlier on October 27, 2008. However, by aligning on the same day and measuring the percent change, we get a better sense of the relative performance than if we align the lows.

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A Longer Look Back

Here is the same chart starting from the turn of 21st century. The relative over-performance of the emerging markets (Shanghai, Mumbai SENSEX, Hang Seng) is readily apparent, especially the SENSEX, but the trend over the past two years has not been their friend (make that three years for the Shanghai).

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Check back next week for a new update.

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