Stock Market Game 2015

December 2015 Marrero

You will be playing the Stock Market Game against others in this class and in the other class period. So please listen to directions carefully and do your homework. It is extremely important that you keep track of your stocks everyday. You will have to submit a Google form to tell me the stocks you initially purchase. After that, keeping track is up to you. You MUST do this at least once a day! And it must be the closing number for the price to track it. You cannot wait until the last day to do this project. It will not help you in the least if you do.

Have fun and be competitive!

Lesson Objectives (Students Will): 1) Compute the cost with 4% commission on a stock. 2) Compute the selling price with 4% commission. 3) Track the price of 5- 8 different stocks over a seven day period. December 8 – December 17th.

Formula Used: Price of stock x Number of Shares Cost of Shares x % commission Cost of Shares + Commission Cost

Profit= Price Purchased – Price Sold Loss = Price Sold – Price Purchased

You will need to use either the website below or track on your phone the stocks that you choose. Your initial research should be done on the website for NYSE, as that will give you the most information.

Students will look up information using www.nyse.com or other websites where students can find current information on a particular stock. Students will record their five to eight stocks, with name, abbreviation, last trade amount, change in dollars and percent as well as the daily volume. Students can track both in numbers and graphically each day how their stock is performing. Students must also calculate their stock cost with the 4% commission on the first day. Each subsequent day, students will find out the value of their stock. The final day, students will sell their stock and indicate a profit or loss.

Activities Include: 1) Recording of information daily. Showing gains or losses throughout the process. 2) Will figure profit or loss using the above formula for the amount of shares purchased. 3) On your work, will record a typed one page summary of your experiences and thoughts in the assignment. A chance for you to reflect on your experience.

Please fill out the initial Google Form by Tuesday December 8 by 3:00pm.

The One Page summary and final amounts will be turned in by the end of class on Thursday December 17th. They may be submitted online, but follow the directions that are posted for that date if you wish to submit online. December 2015 Marrero