1. The Stock Market Game Ms. Kraus Economics class

2. Research Sources Stock market performance: 100 years + Overview http://www.multpl.com/

3. Signing Up Do this the 1 st time ONLY Google: smartstocks.com Click on Enroll For Free

4. 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

5. Enroll for Free – Only 1 Account!

6. Bypass the Offers, click Submit

7. Click on Group Features

8. Click on Join a Group

9. Scroll down to Kraus Econ

10. 1. Type in the password: miramesa (no spaces or capital letters) 2. Click Join Group

11. Use the Help Feature to learn about Stock Market terminology

12. 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…

13. Research Companies BEFORE BUYING

14. How To Research Companies Type in Ticker Tape Code

15. Next, click on Portfolio to begin trading

16. 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

17. At the end of the project: 1. Print Trading History 2. Staple your typed Analysis on top of the History

18. 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

19. 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.

20. Research Sources www.multpl.com Value Line Moodys Standard and Poors Wall Street Journal Business Week Money magazine Inc. magazine San Diego Business Journal And more…