Stock Market Research Project, writing homework help

Part 2: Invest: Choose 5–10 companies of your choice to invest your $100,000. Now apply
what you have learned about the stock market to the Stock Market Game; complete a six-week
stock market game simulation.  

1. The following two websites
   (http://www.howthemarketworks.com and http://www.WallStreetSurvivor.com) have
   stock market simulation games and you will have the choice of which one you would like
   to use. You will have to sign up for a free account in order to start this project. Make
   sure you visit both sites and pick which one you would like to work with. When selecting
   your game, you will have the option to join a class or play individually. Select play
   individually.

2. Be sure to read the directions on how to play the game, and go to the help screen if you
   ever have questions. Be sure to contact your teacher if you have any problems with the
   website or the game.

3. While playing the game, be sure to stay active. You will want to check your stock’s
   progress DAILY and follow the news to get information on your company.

4. Give a weekly report for as long as you play the game for your companies. For at least
   four of your companies, write a weekly summary on the business, earnings statements,
   or any news having an impact on your company’s share prices. Create a table with a
   report summary for each company for each week during the six-week period.(do not actually take 6 weeks- it’s fake, so just pretend it was 6 weeks).

5. Include your reports and summaries in the second part of your Research Project.

Part 3: Draw Conclusions: After you complete the simulation, you will compile a report on
your achievements of the game.

1. Did you have overall positive or negative earnings (list the total portfolio amount)?

2. What was your most profitable stock? If you did not have any that made you money,

   which company lost the least?

3. What company cost you the most money?

4. How many transactions did you make throughout the game, and what was the dollar

   amount that the transactions cost you?

5. Did the transactions have positive or negative externalities on the outcome of your

   game?

6. What was the economy’s overall performance during these weeks?

7. Write an overall analysis that discusses your stock investments as well as a general trend

   you might have noticed in the stock market as a whole. Your analysis should be three to

   four well-developed paragraphs. This will be the third part of your Research Project.

8. Make sure you give credit to the sources you use. (See information later in this section

   for examples.)

THESE PARTS ARE COMBINED INTO ONE ASSIGNMENT 

Part 4: Make Inferences: Discuss what you have learned from this activity.

1. Based on your findings, where do you think you might invest the money left to you by

   your great-uncle?

2. Can you think of any other influences that might affect your decision on where to invest

   your money?

3. Identify the things you learned about the economy by participating in this simulation.

4. Did you like playing the game, and would you recommend it to others?

5. Respond to these questions in three to four well-developed paragraphs. This will be the

   fourth, and final part of your Research Project.