Economics Stock Market Project

1. Assume you are going to purchase 1,000 shares of stock of two separate companies.

2. Select two different stocks from the New York Stock Exchange, NASDQ, or
American Stock Exchange and follow their price movements over a period of 35
business days. (Starting the week of 10/14/19 and ending on 11/29/19). At the close
of trading on 11/29/19 you are to sell both of your stocks.

3. Keep a day to day record of your stock’s listing, recording the opening price for each
day, the closing price for each day and how much it changed during that day and the
total volume of shares traded on that day. (This information is easily obtainable
through the internet and phone apps).

Requirements

1. A title page with your name, name of both stocks and a relevant picture for each stock
with the project put into a well organized folder.

2. Have a separate spreadsheet (must be typed) for each stock showing the date, the
opening price, the closing price, the change and the volume of shares traded that day.

3. At the end of the trading period construct a line graph for each stock to illustrate the
changes in the price of each of stock. Graphs should be neat and presented in the
following manner:

a. Price (close or last) on the vertical axis.

b. Date of each day on the horizontal axis.
c. Each graph labeled with the name of the stock it represents.
d. Each graph on a separate sheet of paper.(on computer or graph paper)
e. Each page should include the day to day records of that stock’s closing
price, thus showing the change.

4. You should have a 1 ½—2 page (typed and double spaced) paper for each stock.
Each paper should be double spaced, 12 fonts and contain the following information:
a. which stock you chose and why you chose that stock
b. basic information about the company, its history, and what it produces
c. your total purchase price for each stock and total sell prices for each stock
d. the total amount of profit or loss you made selling each stock.
e. an informed hypothesis as to why you believe your stock increased/decreased in
value during the period you followed it with a reference to a source you used to help
you come to this conclusion.
f. what you think the company will do in the future and why with a reference to a
source you used to help you come to this conclusion
 Economics Stock Market Project

Evaluation Rubric (130 point test grade)

1. project organization, neatness, appropriate folder, title page 10 points

3. daily stock records for the first stock 15 points
4. line graph for the first stock 20 points
5. 1 ½—2 page paper for the first stock 25 points
6. daily stock records for the second stock 15 points
7. line graph for the second stock 20 points
8. 1 ½—2 page paper for the second stock 25 points

TOTAL 130 points

This Project is due on ____12/10/19 (A-day)___

Projects turned in late will be counted off 10 points for each class period
they are late with a maximum penalty of 40 points