Stock Market Portfolio Project
Here is our guidelines. This simulation will be done individually.
- Each student begins with $10,000. With this money, the student must spend at least $9,500 on stocks (including commissions). The remainder may be kept in the individuals checking account.
- Each student must invest in a minimum of 3 stocks, and a maximum of 6 stocks.
- A 2% commission is to be paid for every stock transaction (buying or selling a stock). So multiply the total dollar amount of the shares you are buying by .02
- Each student will should keep a journal (which should be in google Docs) of their activities and thoughts, and a transaction history of all buys and sells. In addition, the student is responsible for keeping track of the current portfolio's market value (plus the cash in the checking account).
- The timeline for this activity is 5 weeks. . In addition, students will keep interested in current economic events while reinforcing fundamental skills.
- On the last day students will sell their stocks and report on their portfolio's value and what they learned during the activity.