Think about it – did you buy coffee this morning? Then you gave money and received a good (coffee) – you traded!ĭid you go to work last Tuesday? You gave a service (time and labor) and received money – you traded! When you trade, you buy or sell a good or service. There are many apps, such as Bloomberg, where you can access the latest stock quotes and compare them to their high and low prices in the last year or more. They also include the buying price and volume traded (number of shares bought and sold). Quotes usually include more than just the selling price. “ Quotes” is short for “ stock quotes.” This is the price of a stock as quoted on a stock exchange. This difference between the price you purchase it for and the price you sell it for is your profit (or loss). The risky side of stocks is that their value always changes.īasically, you want to purchase a stock when the value is low and sell it when the value is high.
When the company’s value rises, you are entitled to a portion of that success (as an owner). When you buy a company’s stock, you are buying ownership in that company.
Give it a free try and see for yourself! Six Important Finance Terms You’ve Got to Knowįirst, let’s start with some basic finance terms used in the movie.Ī stock, or share, is a financial product. (Download)įluentU takes real-world videos-like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks-and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.With FluentU, you’ll get immersed in the language in a natural and engaging way.
This means you can improve your finance and marketing English at the same time!īefore we get started, check off these ten great tips on learning English while watching movies.ĭownload: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that youĬan take anywhere. The main characters are essentially salesmen, selling stocks to the public. Profanities, swear words, curse words, bad words – whatever you call them, they are probably not appropriate for business situations.ĭespite this, the main characters in “the Wolf of Wall Street” work in the financial sector. So, naturally, it is the perfect movie to learn Business English.Īfter all, between the profanities there is some great Business English in the movie too. I did the math - that’s almost three times per minute. “The Wolf of Wall Street” uses the “f-word” a record-breaking 506 times in 180 minutes. We hope you and your students enjoy the film and the viewing guide.By Joyce The Wolf of Wall Street Guide to Financial Business English Remember that Individual Membership and Institutional Membership of Film English Club allow unlimited access to all Film English Club short film lesson plans and feature-length film viewing guides.