What is the video all about? Choose two statements that refer to the main ideas of the video.

1. Everyday investors can only participate in the stock market if they have extensive knowledge and understanding of its complexities.

2. The Dutch East India Company funded its grand voyages by selling shares to private citizens, thus pioneering the world's first stock market.

3. Modern investors can only buy stocks through large investment firms and not directly through online platforms or brokerage accounts.

4. The stock market allows companies to raise funds for growth by selling stocks, making investors partial owners and increasing market value.

Buying stocks makes those investors (1) in the business. Their investment helps the company to grow, and as it becomes more successful, more buyers may see potential and start buying stocks. As demand for these stocks increases, so does their price, increasing the cost for (2) , and raising the value of the company's stocks people already own. For the company, this increased interest helps fund (3) , and also boosts its overall market value by showing how many people are willing to invest in their idea. However, if for some reason a company starts to seem less profitable, the reverse also happen. If investors think their stock value is going to decline, they'll sell their stocks (4) before the company loses more value. As stocks are sold and demand for the stock goes down, the stock price falls, and with it, the company's (5) . This can leave investors with big losses- unless the company starts to look profitable again. This (6) is influenced by many factors. Companies are under unavoidable influence of market forces- such as the (7) of materials, changes in production technology, and the (8) . Investors may be worried about the about the changes in leadership, (9) and trade policies. And of course, plenty of investors are simply ready to sell (10) and pursue personal interests. All these variable cause day-to-day noise in the market, which can make companies more or less successful. And in the stock market, appearing to lose value often leads to losing investors, and in turn, losing (11) .

1. Which new words/phrases were easiest to remember? Give three.

どの語句/文が覚えやすかったですか？３つ挙げてください。

2. Which words/phrases were you having a hard time to speak/understand? Give three.

どの語句/文が話したり理解するのに難しかったですか？３つ挙げてください。