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Stock Market Project: Due Monday, June 8, 2009
1. It’s your lucky day! You have inherited $50,000 with only a few strings attached:
· You must invest in two stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), or the NASDAQ. (You can split the money up any way you see fit.)
· You must buy your stocks no later than Monday, 4th and sell your stocks no later than Thursday, June 4th. (If you feel your stocks are falling, you can sell earlier- see me before you do this.) You must record the buying and selling price for your stock, as well as other pertinent information (see “Purchase Sheet”)
· You must record the closing prices for each day that you own the stock (see “Daily Tally Sheets”). There is no trading done on weekends.
2. Before you purchase your stock, you must do some research (see “How to Choose Stocks in a Recession” in this packet)
· Some suggested web sites that will provide you with the necessary information about the stock market appear at the top of this posting.
· Look for things like best performing industries, stock market news/updates, latest financial news headlines, and company performance information in order to select your stocks.
Be creative with your picks! Be aggressive and take a risk and maybe you will make a lot of money, or be safe with your stock choices and hopefully you will make some money. BONUS POINTS will be awarded for successful stocks!
3. You will need to prepare a presentation to the class. You can make portfolios, PowerPoint (check with me to see if your version is compatible with the school computer), or you can put your information on a posterboard. There are several things you must include in your presentation (see next page).
4. Complete the “Crash of ’29” reading and questions (typed)
Presentation Requirements:
1. What companies did you choose? Why did you choose these companies?
2. CEO Data (names, management information about your company)
3. History of the companies (when they started, where the headquarters are located, what products they make/services provided)
4. Identify the key competitors of the companies
5. Get some current news about each company you researched
6. You must create graphs for both of your companies that that show the performance of your stocks from when you bought them until the point that you sold them. You should indicate out the high and the low for each stock. (Use Excel or BigCharts.com to do this. You can also draw your graphs by hand and put them on posterboard).
7. Provide me with a typed transcript of all of the information in your presentation.
This project is due on Monday, June 8, 2009
Be creative with your picks! Be aggressive and take a risk and maybe you will make a lot of money, or be safe with your stock choices and hopefully you will make some money. BONUS POINTS will be awarded for successful stocks!
3. You will need to prepare a presentation to the class. You can make portfolios, PowerPoint (check with me to see if your version is compatible with the school computer), or you can put your information on a posterboard. There are several things you must include in your presentation (see next page).
4. Complete the “Crash of ’29” reading and questions (typed)
Presentation Requirements:
1. What companies did you choose? Why did you choose these companies?
2. CEO Data (names, management information about your company)
3. History of the companies (when they started, where the headquarters are located, what products they make/services provided)
4. Identify the key competitors of the companies
5. Get some current news about each company you researched
6. You must create graphs for both of your companies that that show the performance of your stocks from when you bought them until the point that you sold them. You should indicate out the high and the low for each stock. (Use Excel or BigCharts.com to do this. You can also draw your graphs by hand and put them on posterboard).
7. Provide me with a typed transcript of all of the information in your presentation.
This project is due on Monday, June 8, 2009
