User manual FRANKLIN IC-132

[. . . ] For Use with the Franklin Electronic Publishers IC-132 Digital Book System F DIGITAL BOOK J FMAMJ J A SOND The Tradeline User's Manual Pocket Stock Guide License Agreement and Disclaimer READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE DIGITAL BOOK. YOUR USE OF THE DIGITAL BOOK DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE DIGITAL BOOK AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. DIGITAL BOOK means the software product and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. [. . . ] You'll see a list of stocks with company names matching those letters. Press or Then press DN ENTER to highlight a company. to select it. 11 Stock Snapshots A Quick Way to Search Just start typing a company name or ticker symbol at any Stock Snapshot or Chart. As you type, the entry line appears. Viewing the Entire Stock List To view a list of all stocks, press CLEAR and then L I S T . To page down or up the list, press DN or UP . To zoom to the bottom or top of the plus DN or UP . To view a highlist, press lighted stock, press ENTER . Viewing Next and Previous Stocks At any Stock Snapshot or Chart, you can view plus DN . the next listed stock by pressing To view the previous stock, press plus UP . Defining Terms and Abbreviations You can view definitions of the investment terms and abbreviations found in Stock Snapshots by pressing HELP at the appropriate screen. The glossary in this manual also defines these terms and abbreviations. 12 52 Week Price Charts You can view a 52 Week Price Chart for a stock or market index by pressing ENTER at its second Stock Snapshot. At a second Stock Snapshot, press . ENTER To. Return to the second Snapshot View a Market Comparison Chart Press. . BACK or UP ENTER , MORE , or read the next chapter Viewing MORE Information When you're viewing a Stock Snapshot or Chart, you can press MORE rather than ENTER to view the next screen. At a stock list, you can press MORE to view the highlighted stock. 13 Market Comparison Charts Market Comparison Charts compare the performance of a stock or market index against the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Stock performance is measured in percent change in price over 12 months. At a 52 Week Price Chart, press ENTER . The dark line charts the stock, and the light line charts the S&P 500 Index. The vertical axis measures the percent change in price. View the next or previous listed stock Search for another stock Press. + ENTER DN or UP or CLEAR Backing Up Remember, when you're viewing a Stock Snapshot or Chart, you can press BACK or to view previous displays. UP 14 EZ ScreeningTM You can screen stocks by up to 15 investment criteria using EZ ScreeningTM. Then you can view a customized stock list. In this example, we'll screen for New York Stock Exchange stocks that have price/ earning ratios greater than 200. to view EZ ScreeningTM. The arrows show which arrow keys you can press to move the highlight. Press to highlight NEW YORK. SPACE to select it. The diamond marks your selection. To deselect an exchange, highlight it and press SPACE . [. . . ] Beta is calculated from the most recent three years of stock pricing data. For example, a stock with a of 2. 0 beta is twice as volatile as the market (i. e. , it has gone up or down twice as much as the market). Conversely, a stock with a 0. 5 beta bears half the risk of the S&P 500 Index. Date of 52 Week High (DataHi) · The date of the 52 Week high price. [. . . ]