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The Stock Market Game
Ms. KrausEconomics class
Research Sources
Stock market performance: 100 years + Overview http://www.multpl.com/
Signing Up
• Do this the 1st time ONLY• Google: “smartstocks.com”• Click on “Enroll For Free”
To earn Project Credit
• YOU MUST USE YOUR NAME AS IT APPEARS ON CLASS ROSTER
• On your Project Sheet: write– Your name– E-mail– Password
• The web site will track your investments under your name. Fake Name = 0/200 points
Enroll for Free – Only 1 Account!
Bypass the Offers, click Submit
Click on “Group Features’
Click on “Join a Group”
Scroll down to “Kraus Econ”
1. Type in the password: “miramesa” (no spaces or capital letters)
2. Click “Join Group”
Use the “Help” Feature to learn about Stock Market terminology
To Find Market InfoUse this web site
Read:Standard & Poor’sMoodyThe Wall Street Journal newspaperValue LineBusiness WeekInc. magazineAnd more…
Research Companies BEFORE BUYING
How To Research CompaniesType in Ticker Tape Code
Next, click on “Portfolio” to begin trading
To Buy or Sell Stock
Type the Ticker Code of th e company whose stocks you want to purchase or sell.Click “Buy” or “Sell”Then click “Complete Transaction”
Ticker Lookup: Use this to find the Ticker Code of the Company
At the end of the project: 1. Print Trading History2. Staple your typed Analysis on top of the History
Game Details
• $1,000,000 (one million dollars) to invest• Do not start a new group, name or portfolio if you
have problems. Instead see Ms. Kraus for help.• Project Grade: – 70% Effort/Participation– 10% Portfolio Performance (considering market
conditions)– 20% Analysis of What Happened
• What you did and/or would do differently• What worked and what did not work
Research Process
1. Research the Economy
2. Research and select 3 industries Ex: Entertainment, Automotive,…
3. Research and narrow it down to 3 companies minimum in EACH industry
Ex: Utilities: Massey Energy, Sempra Energy, Solar Turbines
Cash Cows- Earn dividends, stable companyEmerging-New company could be on the rise or notUnderperforming-Price of stock is low compared to earnings/income (PE Ratio) can find ratio on info about company – on smartstocks.com or any market info site.
Research Sources
• www.multpl.com• Value Line• Moody’s• Standard and Poor’s• Wall Street Journal• Business Week• Money magazine• Inc. magazine • San Diego Business Journal• And more…