the stock market game . instructions 1.you will be given $100,000 to invest. 1.you will have to make...

The Stock Market Game

www.stocksquest.com

Instructions

1. You will be given $100,000 to invest. 1. You will have to make at least one trade per day, buying

new shares and selling shares previously owned. – You will be charged a $20 transaction fee for each trade– You cannot buy stocks less than $2 and you can buy on margin

with a 8% annual interest rate.

2. You need to keep track of the stocks you purchase on your personal stocks page/portfolio.

• Game Tour– Go through game tour step 2

• http://investsmart.coe.uga.edu/C001759/stocksquest/mystocks_sample.htm

• To create a new account– On the my stock page, go to please sign up.

• http://investsmart.coe.uga.edu/10326/test/StocksQuest/newaccount.htm

• Once you have logged in, you can join a class– Our class login is BusinessEx– Password is FHS2010

• Buying a Stock– There is a symbol lookup, direct link to yahoo’s

finance page & a fund lookup on the left side of the screen

• Every time you buy a stock, you need to fill out a stock form.

• Supply information that supports your reasons for choosing the stock, including articles and stats

• Selling a Stock– You must hold stock for at least one day, it will tell you this if you

try to sell your stock too soon.– There will be a $20 transaction fee

• Looking at your Portfolio

• Trade history

• Trading Rating