Name: ______________________
Stock Market Game: Day 1Activity
Divide Into Teams
You will be working with teammates during the stock market game simulation.
Each student will have a specific role (see role description handout) so
choose your partners wisely. LIMIT 3 STUDENTS per group.
Group Member Names:
1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
Now that you have members….decide on a team name: _________________
(*teacher will approve team name before you enter it on website)
Get Started…..
Log onto the stock market game website (http://stockmarketgame.org). On
the homepage….use assigned team username and password. (teacher will give
each team a username and password) DO NOT SHARE PASSWORD with
non-teammates!
Review Rules of the Game
Using information from the stock market game’s website….complete the quiz
for homework tonight. Yes…you can use the handout to complete the quiz.
Stock Market: Stock Reports The Basics
Refer to your handout: Stock Market Overview Lesson. (p. 5). Look at the
most recent stock report for Starbucks. Fill in the columns with the most
recent information.
Stock Report
52
52
Stock
Div Yield P/E
Volume High Low Last Chg
week week
%
ratio (also sales
100s)
high low
28.50
18.69
SBUX
.52
2.09
23.16
6.10 Mil
25.10
24.69
24.69
-0.09
Purchase Stock
As a group, purchase stock. You will make a “blind purchase”…that is, you will
not have time to research the company or track the stock (evaluate it over
time). Log onto the stock market game website…and make your first
purchase. Purchase any stock that you team wishes (keeping in mind the rules
of the game). Refer to the handout: The Stock Market Game: Trading the
Sock Market Game Way….to learn how to make your transaction.
Record the following:
Name of Stock: _________________________
Number of shares purchased: ____________
Cost per share: ____________
Date purchased: ____________
Reasons for purchasing the stock: Explain in section below:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Congratulations! You have just made your first stock purchase!
Step 1: Stockpicking
You have already read pp.1-7 of the handout, Stock Market Overview Lesson
for homework. As a team, review the responses to the activities that you did
for homework.
Review team members’ responses to “What do I Like?”. After group
members have finished sharing their list…meet and discuss. Decide on at
least 3 companies that you would like to purchase stock. Record the group’s
decision on the table below:
Company
1.
2.
3.
Ticker Symbol
Compare them!
Compare the stocks listed above. Fill in the blanks in the chart below and
answer the questions that follow: (refer to handout, pp.6-8)
Stock Comparisons:
52
week
high
52
week
low
Div
Yield
%
P/E
Sales
High Low
Ratio 100s
(volume)
Last Chg
Company
Stock 1
_______
Company
Stock 2
_______
Company
Stock 3
_______
1. Which stock is paying the highest dividend?
2. Which stock is the most expensive?
3. Which has the lowest P/E ratio?
4. Which stock traded the most shares?
5. Which stock paid the highest dividend?
6. Using this information, are you going to buy one of these stocks…or
keep shopping? Explain.
*Use this information to decide whether to purchase the stock NOW or
track stocks for a while. Remember…this is a semester course…so don’t
track too long EVERY TEAM MUST TRACK A MINIMUM OF 3 STOCKS! (2
week time period).
Track Stock
Use the following table to track stocks. Please note, EVERY TEAM MUST
TRACK A MINIMUM OF 3 STOCKS! (minimum: 2 week time period).
Stock 1: _____________________
52
week
high
52
week
low1
Div
Yield
%
P/E
Ratio
Sales
(100s)
or
volume
High
Low
Last
Chg
Sales
(100s)
or
volume
High
Low
Last
Chg
Sales
(100s)
or
volume
High
Low
Last
Chg
Week
of
_____
Week
of
_____
Stock 2: _____________________
52
week
high
52
week
low1
Div
Yield
%
P/E
Ratio
Week
of
_____
Week
of
_____
Stock 3: _____________________
52
week
high
Week
of
_____
Week
of
_____
52
week
low1
Div
Yield
%
P/E
Ratio
Stocks the team owns
Be sure to keep a record of the stocks that the teams own. Refer to the
Stock Market Game Overview Packet (See section titled Paper Profits) to
learn how to complete this chart.
Stocks Owned
Stock
Date
Closing
Purchase Difference # of
Subtotal
Name
Today
Price
Price
Shares
Total