stock market challenge
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Stock Market Challenge. Can you beat the market?. Task 1: Get into your teams 2 Trading Floor Managers to go to the Hall. Roles If you are in a 3, someone will have two roles. Finance Manager – at least one Responsible for managing the team’s finances using the Transaction Analysis table. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Stock Market Challenge
Can you beat the market?
Task 1:Get into your teams
2 Trading Floor Managers to go to the
Hall
RolesIf you are in a 3, someone will have two roles
• Finance Manager – at least one– Responsible for managing the team’s finances using the Transaction Analysis table.
• Investment Analyst – at least one– Responsible for tracking the team’s fund using the Portfolio Analysis table.
• Media Analyst – at least one– Read the newspapers, listen to the news bulletins and inform rest of team how the
information may affect prices.
• Floor Trader ONLY ONE PER TEAM– Work between the team’s table and the Trading Area, buying and selling. You will work
closely with the Investment Analyst – Responsible for passing on the details of each transaction to the team so that the paperwork
can be updated.
How to trade - tips
• Buy SHARES at low prices and sell at high prices
• Buy DOLLARs at HIGH prices and sell when LOW.
• READ the newspapers and listen to the newsflashes – they will help you decide what shares are going up or down
By the end of lesson 1• Allocate your roles
• Run through one day of practice trading
• Make sure you know EXACTLY how to keep your records in order
• Read your guide and get to know the companies you can buy shares in
• Name your company and make a poster to go on the front of your trading table
Practice Day - Monday
• The game can be found here:• T:\BE&E\STOCK MARKET CHALLENGE\Stock
Market Challenge• It is a Flash game. Once it is loaded, click on
‘Monday’ and then click ‘Open Trading Floor’ in the bottom right to start the game.