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Jan H. Jansen E-mail: jan.jansen@han.nl. Think global, act local!. Stocktrak Investment Game Investment Simulation Lecture # 1. Welcome! You are now a millionaire! US $ 1,000,000. Stocktrak Investmentgame. Introduction to the game. Rules of the game Assignments
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Jan H. Jansen E-mail: jan.jansen@han.nl Think global, act local! Stocktrak Investment GameInvestment SimulationLecture # 1
Welcome! You are now a millionaire! US $ 1,000,000 Stocktrak Investmentgame
Introduction to the game • Rules of the game • Assignments • 1 or 2 companies on NYSE / NASDAQ (during the game) • € / $ exposure • Raw material price exposure • Investment in cash equivalents • Derivatives • Assessment / Evaluation: • Executive report on the stocktrak game • Presentation & Oral defence • Duration: One semester • Weekly Lecture • Scheduled: mr J. Jansen • Weekly Consulting Hour • Scheduled: mr M. Herkes • References • www.stocktrak.com
Evaluation / Assessment • Executive report • Investment strategy • Performance • Reflection (what you have learned!) • Presentation & Oral defence
Investment strategies Gambling Speculation (short term: 'BLSH') Investment (long term) Stocktrak Investment game
Quotes • ‘Buy low, sell high’ • ‘Take your losses and let your profits run’ • ' I knew better than the market‘ (John Maynard Keynes) • ' In the long run we are all dead’ (John Maynard Keynes) • 'The market is always right' (Milton Friedman) • 'There is no such thing as a free lunch'(Milton Friedman
Stocktrak Investment Game • Exchanges: • NYSE • NASDAQ • AMEX • NYFE • Others
Stocktrak Investment Game Types of stocks • Shares • Bonds • US Treasury Bonds • Corporate Bonds • Options on shares • Options on currencies • Foreign Currency Futures • Commodity Futures • Index options • Index futures
Stocktrak Investment Game • Short position • Sell to open • Buy to close • Long position • Buy to open • Sell to close • Ticker symbols • Margin requirements & Commission • Trading hours: 16.00 hours NY (22.00 hours CET) • Stock trade: multiples of 25 shares or $ 500 (mutual fund)
Stocktrak Investment Game Calculation of your equity + Cash - Debit balance (= Loan balance) + Credit balance (= Short sales proceeds) + Market value long positions - Market value short positions