Financial Literacy Stock Market Game Internet Research

Name: ________________________________________________

Financial Literacy Stock Market Game Internet Research

Instructions: Go to finance. to find the answers to the following questions

What is the current level of the three major stock market indices?

DOW Nasdaq S & P 500

Current Level

________________ ________________ ________________

Today's Increase/Decrease

_________________ _________________ _________________

Up or Down?

_________________ _________________ _________________

What is the headline of the current TOP STORY?

________________________________________________________________________

Summarize the top story below:

________________________________________________________________________

Scroll down on the right side of the page and locate the link for MARKET MOVERS and click on "Most Active." Then select "More Most Active" (Most Active means they have traded the most shares of stock today)

Record the ticker symbols of the three most active stocks the following exchanges

Stock 1 Stock 2 Stock 3

US _____________ _____________ _____________

NASDAQ _____________ _____________ _____________

AMEX _____________ _____________ _____________

NYSE ___________ ___________ ___________

Record the ticker symbols of the three biggest price % gainers on each of the major

exchanges:

US

NASDAQ

AMEX

NYSE

Stock 1 ___________

____________

_____________

___________

Stock 2 ___________

____________

_____________

___________

Stock 3 ___________

____________

_____________

___________

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Record the ticker symbols of the three biggest % price losers on each of the three major

exchanges

US

NASDAQ

AMEX

NYSE

Stock 1 ___________

___________

____________

___________

Stock 2 ___________

___________

____________

___________

Stock 3 ___________

___________

____________

___________

Use the "Get Quotes" box at the top of the home page.

Enter the ticker symbol of a company you would like to research. This could be a company you have already bought for your stock market game or one you are thinking of investing in. Click on "Get Quote" then answer the following question:

Company Name:_____________________________ Ticker Symbol___________________

You can tell which of the three major indices the stock is traded on by looking at the top of the page. For example, Unisys trades on the NYSE.

Which stock exchange does your stock trade on? _____________________

Fill in the box with the current information about your stock:

Price at Last Trade (Current Price): __________ Today's range of prices: ____________

Time of Last Trade: _________________

52 week range of prices: ______________

Change in ($): _________ (%) _________

Volume(number of shares traded): ___________

Up or down for the day? _________

Last night's closing price (Prev Close): ________

Average Volume: _________________ P/E Ratio: ______________

Today's opening price (Open): ____________ Earnings per share: ___________

1 yr Target Est (what the price is expected to be

in one year: ________________

Dividend: _______________

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Dividend Yield (percentage): ____________

Remember that "Beta" means how volatile (or changeable) a stock is when compared to the stock market as a whole. A number close to 1 means that a stock will change prices about the same as does the stock market as a whole. A higher number means that a stock will go up higher than the stock market when the stock market is rising, and will go down lower than the stock market when the stock market is falling.

For example, Unisys (UIS) has a beta value of 3.36. If the stock market goes up by 10%, we would expect UIS to go up: 10% X 3.36 = 33.6%

What would you expect to happen to your stock if the stock market goes up by 10%? Fill out the formula: 10% X your stock's beta value: ____________ = __________ %

Click on the "Basic Tech. Analysis" link under the "Charts" section on the left side of the screen to find the following:

You will see a chart. At the top are links to change the time frame of the chart.

Click on the links and briefly explain what has happened to your stock in each of these time periods:

1 month 6 months 1 year 5 years Max

___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

Click on the "Headlines" link and read two articles relating to this company. Briefly summarize them below:

Title of Article:

Summary of Article:

__________________ __________________________________________________________

__________________ __________________________________________________________

How do you think the news affected the stock of the company? ______________________________________________________________________________

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Did it go up or down? ______________________________________________________________________________

Why? ______________________________________________________________________________ Click on the "Company Events' link.

? List one upcoming event and the date it will happen ________________________________________________________________________

? List one recent event and the date it occurred. ________________________________________________________________________

Under the "Company" section, click on "Profile" to find the following:

Company Headquarters Location:________________________________________________________ City: __________________________ State/Province:____________________ Country______________ Business Sector:______________________________ Industry:_________________________________ Full Time Employees________________________

Look on the right side of the screen. List two key executives of this company, their position, and salaries:

Name

Position

Salary

_______________________________

____________________

__________

_______________________________

____________________

__________

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Under "Company", choose "Competitors" and compare this company to its top two competitors:

Company Name Ticker

Symbol

________

________

Number of Employees

____________

____________

Net Income _____________ _____________

EPS ______________ ______________

PE Ratio __________ __________

On the left side of the screen, go down to "Analyst Coverage." Click on "Analyst's Opinion" and fill out this table:

Mean Recommendation this week: Mean Recommendation last week: Change: Price Target: Mean Target High Target: Low Target

_______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

If the analyst's recommendation is 1, this stock is a strong buy. If the recommendation is 5, it is a strong sell. Would you choose to invest in this stock based on the information you have found?

________________________________________________________________________ Why or why not?

________________________________________________________________________

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