Stock Market Game (SMG)

Marcus Lamar Walker – A. J. Moore Academy

Welcome to the Stock Market
Game (SMG)
• You are about to embark on this
semester’s stock market game. The
following information, rules, and rubrics
are as followed. Consider this an
addendum to your syllabus.
SMG Objective
• The stock market contest will be a high-stakes
competitive competition that will pit students
against each other in buying and selling
domestic stocks in a virtual stock market. Each
student will begin with $10,000 virtual dollars.
Each student will have a minimum of 5 publicly
traded stocks to invest the entire $10,000 in.
Table of Contents &
Assignments
• Objective
• Rewards
• Materials
• Rules
• Procedures
Contest Rewards
• The three persons (from 2nd, 3rd, and 8th
period economics at AJM) with the
highest percentage gain will win a prize
To Be Determined (TBD) by the winners.
This entire objective is subject to change
at any moment without subjugation or
discussion.
SMG Materials
• www.howthemarketworks.com
– Set up a free account. You must have an active e-
mail address.
– Click on “Contests,” Click on “Classroom or Private
Groups,” Type “Walker” in to the search bar. Click
on “Walker’s Economic SMG.” Join the Contest.
Password: eco2009. Begin trading.
Stock Market Rules
• Stock Markets are open Monday thru Friday 7AM-4PM. They
are not open on weekends or holidays.
• You may purchase any stock at any share value. You must
wait 15 minutes after initiation to buy/sell any stock. You may
invest in Mutual Funds. You may reset your accounts only one
time and there is a $5.00 commission with each purchase or
selling of any stock. So, BE CAREFUL!!!
Assignment Breakdown
Procedures: Time to Start!
• Step 1:
– Setup an account on
howthemarketworks.com
– 1 Daily Grade (100 points)
Time to Start: Step 2
• Complete the first assignment:
– Initial Stock Investment
– 1 Daily Grade (100 points)
• Obtain a minimum of 5 companies and their stock
symbols. Complete your research by using online financial
resources (i.e. finance.yahoo.com). You may use any
researched organization to select your companies.
Time to Start: Step 3
• After one complete trading day, please
complete the 2nd assignment
– Stock Research
– 1 Test Grade (100 points)
Time to Start: Step 4
• Continue trading (buying and selling
stocks – including research) for two
weeks.
• After the 10th trading day, it is now time to
complete the 3rd assignment:
– Status Report (Executive Summary
Template)
Time to Finish: Step 5
• The stock market project will be ready to
end no less than 3 weeks after the start of
the project.
• The winners will be announced the
following school day.
• Begin work on your 4th assignment:
– 1st Draft Executive Summary
Time to Finish: Step 6
• Your last assignment for the stock market
game will be the final draft of the
executive summary.
Congratulations!
• You have completed the SMG Project.
Thank you for participating.

• Mr. Walker 