Step #2: Narrow your list down to 3-5 companies that you would like to invest your money in. Write down the ticker symbols and the company names on your log. (A link to the log can be found below).
Step #3: Using the newspaper or the internet links below, find out how much a share of stock costs for each of your companies. Decide how many shares you would like to buy for each company. Fill all of this information in on your log.
Step #4: Check your stocks on a daily basis. This can be done through newspapers or on the internet.
*If you decide to sell or trade your stock, this must be recorded on your log. At any one time, you can only have share in 3, 4, or 5 different companies. NO MORE AND NO LESS!
Step #5: At the end of the month, you must sell all of your stocks and calculate your gains and/or losses.
Step #6: AT THE COMPLETION OF THIS ASSIGNMENT, you will independently choose one of your companies to write a research paper on. You will research the history of the company. Further instructions will be given in class.
American Stock Exchange
Yahoo! Finance
Wall Street Journal
Market Guide