STOCK+ACTIVITY


 * __[|Stock Game]__**

[|Stock Terms]

Here are the directions to start your stock group 1. Go to website (Stock Game Site link above) 2. Click on the CLICK HERE TO REGISTER link in the right hand corner - the group needs to choose a leader and create an account (quick account) - go to email account at home and activate registration - the group will create a password - login name is the email address of the leader 3. Join a contest - once you are logged in there is a Play Now button - click on that - This is your groups primary screen - There is a row of tabs - click on the contest one - along the right hand side there is a search contest: search DissEcon12 - Underneath the Action column click on: request to join contest and then submit email request - I will approve your membership and your group is ready to start play.
 * Click on TAB for STOCK MARKET GAME
 * You are now a member of the class and can begin the tutorial and trading stocks***

__Week 1-__ 1. What are your goals and strategies for this game? What do you think you will learn? What are you confused about or concerned about? 2. What stocks did you buy this round? 3. Why did you/your group choose those stocks? 4. What companies are you "tracking" for potential purchase? Why those companies? 5. After Week #1- What are your thoughts and impressions of investing in stocks? 6.Explain what the: **__NYSE is__**, and what the __**DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE**,__ __**The NASDAQ** &__ The **__S&P 500__** are? __Week 2-__ 1. How are your Stocks doing since last week? 2. What are your "secrets" if you are doing well? OR Why are you doing poorly and what is causing these issues? 3. What trades did you make this week? What is your reason behind those trades? 4. What Stocks are you: looking to SELL? looking to Buy More of? looking at to buy NEW? 5. What is a bull market? bear market? (look these up) Which one do you think we are in right now? __Journal Entries Week 3 __: 1. What stocks did you trade this week and what is your portfolio value at the moment? 2. What areas of the market (ie: tech, agriculture, etc.) seem to be doing really well for your group so far? Which areas are doing really poorly? Explain. 3. Look at the overall Dow Jones,Nasdaq & S&P 500 numbers/graphs for the past couple weeks in google finance or yahoo finance: How have these two markets been doing for the U.S.? Explain/give detail. 4. Do you believe these trends are affecting your group’s numbers? Why/Why not? 5. What is a Dividend for a stock? Do all companies issue dividends?
 * __WEEKLY JOURNAL QUESTIONS__(All Members must answer on their own- all due at the end of the game)**
 * __//CP- STOCK INFO FOR JOURNAL //__ (Individual Assignment- Due w. Journal at end of Stock Activity) **
 * 1) **What are definitions for "Economic Indicators", "Leading Economic Indicators", "Lagging Economic Indicators"? **
 * 2) **Explain/Define the Following "Indicators" **
 * 3) **Unemployment Rate **
 * 4) **Housing Starts **
 * 5) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Consumer Price Index **
 * 6) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">GDP **
 * 7) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Retail Sales **
 * 8) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Average Weekly Jobless Claims for Unemployment Insuranc **
 * 9) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">DEFINE AND EXPLAIN THE "__BIG MAC INDEX"__- WHO PUBLISHES IT AND WHY? **
 * 10) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">DEFINE AND EXPLAIN THE "__MISERY INDEX"__ **
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 * __//<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">HONORS STOCK INFO FOR JOURNAL //__<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"> (Individual Assignment- Due w. Journal at end of Stock Activity) **
 * 1) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">What are definitions for "Economic Indicators", "Leading Economic Indicators", "Lagging Economic Indicators"? **
 * 2) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Explain/Define the Following "Indicators" **
 * 3) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Unemployment Rate **
 * 4) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Housing Starts **
 * 5) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Consumer Price Index **
 * 6) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">GDP **
 * 7) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Retail Sales **
 * 8) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Average Weekly Jobless Claims for Unemployment Insurance **
 * 9) FOR EACH OF THE ABOVE INDICATORS-**
 * 10) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">LIST "WHO PROVIDES OR PUBLISHES THE INFO" **
 * 11) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">HOW OFTEN IS THE INFO ANNOUNCED **
 * 12) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">HOW & WHY DOES THE ANNOUNCEMENT INFLUENCE THE STOCK MARKETS **
 * 13) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">DEFINE AND EXPLAIN THE "__BIG MAC INDEX"__- WHO PUBLISHES IT AND WHY? **
 * 14) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">DEFINE AND EXPLAIN THE "__MISERY INDEX"__ **
 * 15) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">__FOR THE MISERY INDEX-__ FIND THE FOLLOWING **
 * 16) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">WHICH PRESIDENT HAD THE HIGHEST AVG.? **
 * 17) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">WHICH PRESIDENT HAD THE BIGGEST INCREASE (+) IN THE INDEX OVER THEIR PRESIDENCY? **
 * 18) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">WHICH PRESIDENT HAD THE BIGGEST DECREASE (-) IN THE INDEX OVER THEIR PRESIDENCY? **
 * 19) **<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">WHAT IS THE CURRENT MISERY INDEX AND HOW IS IT CALCULATED **

<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">__Questions to answer for final journal entry:__ <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">1. What is the Securities and Exchange Commission? What power do they have? (look it up) <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">2. What do you feel you have learned from completing this activity? How could the stock market affect your future, if the past recession became a depression or if a bull market moved us forward instead? <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3. If you could go back and do a part of this activity over again, which part(s) would you change and why? (ex: stock selling or buying, research, etc.) If everything is great, then explain how you did so well. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">4. What advice would you give to another student that is just starting this activity? explain <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">5. Talk about anything else that you feel is important about the game or the concepts from your journals and material.