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Choose a stockbroker.
You shall be required to open an
account and fill-out a Reference
Card and to submit identification
papers for verification.
Give the order to your
broker/trader, and then get the
acknowledgement receipt.
Pay before settlement date.
You shall receive from your
broker either the proceeds of sale
of your stocks or proofs of
Contents
Getting started in stock investing
Philippine Stock Exchange Index
Definition of terms
basic fundamental analysis
basic technical analysis
Trading systems
Investment maxim
Do you know how
many Filipinos are
currently investing in
stocks?
The correct answer is less than 1
million people 640,665 to be
exact. (2014)
This is from the Stock Market
Investor Profile report of the PSE,
data of which came from a survey
of 18 online brokerage firms in the
country.
The figures are in stark contrast with that
of other Southeast Asian nations' stock
market. The number of investors in
Singapore has the highest proportion of its
population around 33% with investments
in the stock market. Japan and Australia
both have roughly 25% each; while Malaysia
has 18%; Hong Kong, 17%; and Korea, 10% of
their citizens invest in the stock market.
(Source: Vernon Go Director of Cash & Debt
Management CERTA)
Why
invest in
the stock
market?
Financial markets generally go up
Decoding the language game
Field: Code: Decoded:
Law Walking across a street Jaywalking
Code: outside of marked cross-
walks and not a corner,
and/or against a signal light.
And in such case where
there is vehicle traffic or
clear marking of a place to
cross, this is a traffic
misdemeanor subject to fine.
Evaluation of
the company
Basics of Fundamental
Analysis
Balance sheet for current ratio, liquidity
and solvency of the company
Income statement for companys
earnings
Cash flow statement most important
financial statement
A company with a good cash position is
betterly prepared to endure economic ups
and downs. This is why investors say
How would you know which one
is of the best value?
Price/Earnings ratio
Net income
Earnings per
share
Outstanding
Shares
Price of
stock
P/E Ratio
Example: MRSGI (Metro Retail
Stores Group Inc.)
By using a growth rate of
11.2% similar to the 3-yr.
Net Income CAGR,
25% Margin Of Safetyand
a Discount Rate of 9% in
the P/E valuation model, we
can arrive at a Net Present
Value of Php 3.87/share.
At Php 3.57/share, we can
say based on the data that
the stock is currently
undervalued.
Technical Analysis
Requirements:
- Learn Technical analysis
- monitor the stock market at least
once a week
The story of FNI (Global
Ferronickel Holdings Inc.)
From Peso to tres
Investment maxim
The investment maxim really
should be: Buy when you have
the money to invest, then add
more when prices are low and
reduce some holdings when
prices are high. Since financial
markets generally go up, its best
to invest when you have the