Congratulations you have $100,000 to invest in the stock market!
Steps to get started with this assignment:
Visit marketwatch.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and create a free account
When you receive your email confirmation be sure to click on verify my email
The link for our game is https://www.marketwatch.com/game/guilletteintrotobusinessspring
The game password is GuilletteIntrotoBusinessSpring
You must be logged in to marketwatch to trade, the password is (same as above)
We will discuss this assignment in class, you can begin trading as soon as you create an account.
Sources that you may find valuable for your research include:
MarketWatch: http://www.marketwatch.com/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Wall Street Journal: wsj.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Yahoo Finance: yahoo.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
This Individual Stock Market Assignment is worth 10 points, you must answer the questions below and submit them on canvas to
earn credit for the assignment.
If you choose to submit this assignment after the due date your grade will be zero. Please label your answers question #1, #2, #3
- List three stocks you purchased and describe how you made your decision to purchase each stock.
- Describe the performance of three of your stocks, did the value increase or decrease? Why? Did certain industries perform better
than others? Why?
3.What did you learn about the stock market and investing from this assignment?
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