Stock Market Research
FST
Name: ______Period: ______
Step 1: iPadà Go to www.marketwatch.com
Step 2: Find the Markets section on the right, make sure your tab is on U.S. Markets to begin.
Questions:
1.) What is the U.S. Dow % Change for today?
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2.) What is the U.S. price of oil for today?
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3.) What is the U.S. Price of gold for today?
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Step 3: Change 1 day to 5 day
4.) What is the % change in oil over the past 5 Days? ______
5.) What is the % change in oil over the past month? ______
6.) Compare the % change in oil from 1 day to 2 years. Does it increase or decrease? By how much? What do you think is the cause of this change?
Step 4: Click on the Rates tab
7.) What country has the highest % change for 1 day? ______
8.) What country has the highest % change for 2 years? ______
9.) Pick a country from the Rates tab. What is the historical closing price for a 10 yr. bond?
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Step 5: Click on the Markets Tab and find the map of the markets.
10.) What does “T” stand for? ______
What does “U” stand for? ______
What does “BM” stand for? ______
11.) Why are some boxes green and some boxes red?
Step 6: Find the heading Top Sector Indexes, and click on the major market indexes.
12.) Which company had the greatest % change? ______
What is that company’s ticker symbol? ______
13.) Click on the symbol and comment on the graph of its change during the day.
Step 7: Pick a company of interest to you that is traded on the NYSE, NASDAQ, or AMEX. Research the follow information about this company and be prepared to report on your company to your classmates.
Check outà http://www.nasdaq.com/screening/company-list.aspx
-Name:
-Ticker Symbol:
-The Day’s High/Low:
-The 52 week High/Low:
-Previous close $:
-Historical quotes from up to 10 years ago:
-Company headlines/ relevant news, new products, etc., in this company?