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STOCK MARKET PROJECT

Congratulations!

You have just received an inheritance of $10,000.00!

You must invest your money into the stock market.

You will need to do some research before you buy any shares of stock.

You will track your stocks for 6 weeks, and at the end hopefully you have earned more

money.

Good luck and happy investing!

STOCK LINGO TO KNOW

Your goal when investing in the stock market is to make more $$. 1 Share of Stock means you have ownership into a company. Stock prices vary throughout the day every day. A Stock is an investment that can lose money. It's good to buy low and sell high. The NYSE is open M--F 9:30--4.

PROJECT GUIDELIN ES

1. Before you choose your stocks you need to research them.

Visit the NYSE.

On the top right of the page click on "symbol lookup".

Enter the name of the stock you're researching.

Write the symbol of the stock.

Click on the full name of the stock.

This will take you to the company's stock page.

2. First look at the last trade price.

Then look at the 52 week high and low price.

Finally, look at the quarter graph.

Complete the Company Summary Chart.

3. You have $10,000 to invest into 4--10 stocks.

Based on the information you gathered decide which stocks you would like to buy shares of, and how many shares you want of each stock.

Remember you can't exceed $10,000.

You may buy as many shares of a stock as you want as long as you don't exceed $10,000.

4. On Monday December 6th you will purchase your stocks.

It will be YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to check the closing price every weekend.

You will need to complete the Stock Market Data sheet every Monday and Friday.

You will sell your stocks at closing time on January 14th.

IMPORTANT DATES

* December 3rd Turn in Stock Choices * * December 6th Parent/Student Signature Due & Purchase Stocks *

* January 14th Sell stocks * * January 18th ? 19th Work on Project in Class *

* January 26th Project Due *

I have shared this information with my parents and will be responsible for tracking my investments every week.

Student Signature: __________________________ Parent Signature: __________________________

FINAL PRODUCTS

CHARTS & SUMMARY

When you have finished tracking and selling your stocks you will be responsible for turning in the Company Summary Chart, Data Recording Charts, and the Closing Stock Summary Chart.

You will also need to turn in a paper summarizing your investments.

Be sure to explain and include the following information:

? Why you chose each stock?

(Put your research here) ? What was your final outcome? (Data Recording Sheet/Closing Stock Summary) ? Were there any surprises? (Notes/Data Recording Sheet) ? Were there any trends in your stocks? (Data Recording/Closing Stock Summary) ? Current events that may have affected your stocks (Notes) ? A reflection of what you learned through this experience ? Your paper needs to be typed using Times New Roman font in size 12

VISUAL AIDES

Using graph paper, create a line graph for each stock you invested in.

The graphs should show trends from the past six weeks.

Using a protractor, create a circle graph displaying how you invested your $10,000 investment.

Display all of your graphs on a poster to present in class.

COMPANY SUMMARY SHEET

Company Name

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts,

Inc.

Company Symbol

Last Trade Price/Cost per Stock

Nike Inc.

52 Week High/Low

Quarter Graph

(look at the trends over the quarter)

CarMax Group

APPLE Inc.

Chipotle Mexican

Grill Bank of America Corporation

PepsiCo Inc.

Target Corporation

Best Buy Co.

AMAZON. COM, INC.

Data Recording Sheet

Stock Name: ________________________________ Stock Symbol:_____________ Cost per Stock: ______________ Number of Shares Purchased: __________ Total Stock Value: _________________________

DATE

OPENING PRICE CLOSING PRICE

+/-

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3 Week 4

Week 5 Week 6

Total Value Overall

DID YOUR TOTAL STOCK VALUE HAVE AN OVERALL POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE CHANGE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD? ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

BY HOW MUCH? ___________________________________________________________________________

ANALYZE THIS STOCK'S TRADE HISTORY AND DETERMINE WHAT FUTURE TRENDS YOU MIGHT EXPECT TO SEE. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

WOULD THIS STOCK BE A GOOD INVESTMENT? WHY? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

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