The Stock Market Game Ms. Kraus Economics class
Research Sources Stock market performance: 100 years + Overview
Signing Up Do this the 1 st 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 – – 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 Info Use this web site Read: Standard & Poors Moody The Wall Street Journal newspaper Value Line Business Week Inc. magazine And more…
Research Companies BEFORE BUYING
How To Research Companies Type 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 History 2. 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 industriesEx: 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 company Emerging-New company could be on the rise or not Underperforming-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 Value Line Moodys Standard and Poors Wall Street Journal Business Week Money magazine Inc. magazine San Diego Business Journal And more…