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Stock-Market-ProjectSTOCK MARKET GAME Each pair will be given $5,000 to spend how they wish on the stock market. Each pair will compete against all other pairs. Both the team with the most profit and the team with the greatest percentage gain will win. There are certain rules to follow. Each group:
1. must purchase stocks from at least four different companies after doing research (must be from NYSE or NASDAQ) 2. must spend between $4,500 and $5,000 dollars 3. will have to decide how many shares of each company they will purchase 4. will be responsible for looking up their stocks on a daily basis (in class) 5. will have to keep a daily spreadsheet that will include the following a. Company name b. Company Symbol c. Price per share d. Number of shares held e. Total worth of shares per company f. Profit or loss from day of purchase to present day g. Percent change from day of purchase to present day h. Total portfolio worth (daily) i. Total portfolio profit or loss (daily) j. Total portfolio percent change (daily)
When turning in the project each group will be responsible to 1. Turn in a(n) a. excel spreadsheet (mirroring that of their daily sheet)
b. PowerPoint presentation c. Company Information d. Bar Graph with total portfolios (total loss or profit) e. Conclusion i. profit/loss
f. A well written essay that outlines three things you have learned about investing money, tracking progress of each stock and the impact of the stock market on an individual.ii. experience likes or dislikes iii. challenges as an individual iv. challenges as a group 2. Give their PowerPoint presentation to the class in a business like manner
INVESTMENT AND RESEARCH TOOLS
Additional Tools:
Detailed instructions for setting up your spreadsheet.
Making Tomorrow's Millionaires This site, part of an eighth-grade social studies project, includes portfolio templates for use in the classroom as well as links to sources for current stock prices.
Students can enter the symbols of stocks they've invested in and create their own stock market ticker.
At this site, students can search for a stock by name and find its ticker symbol.
"This business research tutorial presents a step-by-step process for finding free company and industry information on the World Wide Web."
This site, primarily for college students and adults, includes Crosswalk.com Stock Market Game, a "simulated securities broker."
The League of American Investors This site provides investor information, news releases, and company updates and from a number of public companies.
This site provides links to sites containing company information, stock market quotes, and on-line games.
This Kiplinger.com site answers kids' questions about the Stock market.
This PBS site contains kid-friendly information on investing and some testimonials from students who have played a stock market game.
This site provides links to on-line resources for stock and investment information, with a special section of links for beginners.
The Basics of Investing: A Guide for Educators This site contains a teacher's guide on the basics of saving and investing.
This free on-line business newsletter for kids provides easy-to-understand information on business and investing. The site includes a Teachers Corner, with investment articles and suggestions for class projects.
Explore the New York, London, Tokyo, and Paris stock markets.
This lesson was adapted from the following site: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathSSLACITheStockMarketGame6.htm
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