Stock Market Game (SMG)Marcus Lamar Walker – A. J. Moore Academy

Welcome to the Stock Market Game (SMG)• You are about to embark on this

semester’s stock market game. The following information, rules, and rubrics are as followed. Consider this an addendum to your syllabus.

SMG Objective

• The stock market contest will be a high-stakes competitive competition that will pit students against each other in buying and selling domestic stocks in a virtual stock market. Each student will begin with $10,000 virtual dollars. Each student will have a minimum of 5 publicly traded stocks to invest the entire $10,000 in.

Table of Contents & Assignments

• Objective• Rewards• Materials• Rules• Procedures

Contest Rewards

• The three persons (from 2nd, 3rd, and 8th period economics at AJM) with the highest percentage gain will win a prize To Be Determined (TBD) by the winners. This entire objective is subject to change at any moment without subjugation or discussion.

SMG Materials

• www.howthemarketworks.com– Set up a free account. You must have an

active e-mail address.– Click on “Contests,” Click on “Classroom or

Private Groups,” Type “Walker” in to the search bar. Click on “Walker’s Economic SMG.” Join the Contest. Password: eco2009. Begin trading.

Stock Market Rules

• Stock Markets are open Monday thru Friday 7AM-4PM. They are not open on weekends or holidays.

• You may purchase any stock at any share value. You must wait 15 minutes after initiation to buy/sell any stock. You may invest in Mutual Funds. You may reset your accounts only one time and there is a $5.00 commission with each purchase or selling of any stock. So, BE CAREFUL!!!

Assignment Breakdown

Procedures: Time to Start!

• Step 1: – Setup an account on

howthemarketworks.com– 1 Daily Grade (100 points)

Time to Start: Step 2

• Complete the first assignment:– Initial Stock Investment– 1 Daily Grade (100 points)

• Obtain a minimum of 5 companies and their stock symbols. Complete your research by using online financial resources (i.e. finance.yahoo.com). You may use any researched organization to select your companies.

Time to Start: Step 3

• After one complete trading day, please complete the 2nd assignment– Stock Research– 1 Test Grade (100 points)

Time to Start: Step 4

• Continue trading (buying and selling stocks – including research) for two weeks.

• After the 10th trading day, it is now time to complete the 3rd assignment:– Status Report (Executive Summary

Template)

Time to Finish: Step 5

• The stock market project will be ready to end no less than 3 weeks after the start of the project.

• The winners will be announced the following school day.

• Begin work on your 4th assignment:– 1st Draft Executive Summary

Time to Finish: Step 6

• Your last assignment for the stock market game will be the final draft of the executive summary.

Congratulations!

• You have completed the SMG Project. Thank you for participating.

• Mr. Walker