By: Hayley SteeleBy: Hayley Steele

Stock TournamentStock Tournament

The assignment was to join the stock tournament and get 3 to 5 stocks with the $100,000 that we had to invest in the fake stock market. We had to choose our stocks, find their prices, decide on our investments, and then create a portfolio on the Internet at VSE. Then we tracked our investments for six weeks. Before we could buy any stocks we had to make an excel spread sheet to make our total investment equal or as close to $100,000 as we could get. Once we bought are stocks we rode it out. But we could buy and sell if we wanted.

My Stock Tournament NameMy Stock Tournament Name

Three Pieces of Stock Information Three Pieces of Stock Information That I LearnedThat I Learned

Stock Symbol- Ticker symbol for a Stock Symbol- Ticker symbol for a stock.stock.

Investor- An individual who commits Investor- An individual who commits money to investment products with money to investment products with the expectation of financial returns.the expectation of financial returns.

Day Trader- Very active stock trader Day Trader- Very active stock trader who holds positions for a very short who holds positions for a very short time and makes several trades each time and makes several trades each day. day.

NIKE, Inc.NIKE, Inc.

Nike inc.

NKE

$96.94 I invested in Nike, Inc. and its stock symbol is NKE. When I bought Nike, Inc. stocks the price per share was $96.94.

AT&T INC.AT&T INC.

T

$33.80

I invested in AT&T, Inc. and its stock symbol is T. When I bought AT&T, Inc. stocks the price per share was $33.80.

Dell, Inc. Dell, Inc.

Dell inc. DELL $27.61

I invested in Dell, Inc. and its stock symbol is DELL. When I bought Dell, Inc. stocks the price per share was $27.61.

Microsoft Corporation

$29.60MSFTMicrosoft Corporation

I invested in Microsoft Corporation and its stock symbol is MSFT. When I bought Microsoft Corporation stocks the price per share was $29.60.

Zumiez, inc.

Zumiez, inc.

ZUMZ

$35.10

I invested in Zumiez, inc. and its stock symbol is ZUMZ. When I bought Zumiez, inc. stocks the price per share was $35.10.

My Inital Investments

Nike inc.52%

Dell inc.13%

Microsoft Corporation14%

AT&T INC.15%

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund

6%

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund AT&T INC. Microsoft Corporation Dell inc. Nike inc.

Change in Wisdom Tree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund

Wisdom Tree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund

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Change in Microsoft CorporationChange in Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation

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Change in Dell inc.Change in Dell inc.

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Change in Nike inc.Change in Nike inc.

Nike inc.

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Change in Gamestop Corp NewChange in Gamestop Corp New

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Change in Zumiez Inc. Change in Zumiez Inc.

Zumiez Inc.

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Final Investment

Zumiez inc.

25%

Nike inc.

52%

AT&T INC.

16%

WisdomTree J apan SmallCap

Dividend Fund

7%

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund AT&T INC. Nike inc. Zumiez inc.

Summary of what happened to MeSummary of what happened to Me

I invested in 7 total stocks I started I invested in 7 total stocks I started with 5 and then I sold Dell, inc and with 5 and then I sold Dell, inc and Microsoft in the beginning. I also Microsoft in the beginning. I also bought Gamestop Corp New but it bought Gamestop Corp New but it was bad so I sold it.was bad so I sold it.

I ended up earning $555.65 at the I ended up earning $555.65 at the end of the stock tournament.end of the stock tournament.

I don’t think that I will ever invest in I don’t think that I will ever invest in the stock market for real.the stock market for real.

CreditsCredits http://money.cnn.com/1998/10/20/markets/hotstox2p/hot_shttp://money.cnn.com/1998/10/20/markets/hotstox2p/hot_s

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