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The Stock Market Game ™. Fall, 2010 Chicago Academy High School Final Equity: $129,924 19.04% above the S&P500. Senior Economics class period 6 Cassandra Forte Ernest Dennis Daniela Gallardo Juan Valdez. Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO). Why: Many teenagers sport the name brand and logo
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The Stock Market Game ™ Fall, 2010 Chicago Academy High School Final Equity: $129,924 19.04% above the S&P500
Senior Economics class period 6 Cassandra Forte Ernest Dennis Daniela Gallardo Juan Valdez
Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO) • Why: Many teenagers sport the name brand and logo • Current Price: $23.90 • Shares: 100 • Current Value: $2,309.00 • Unrealized Gains: -$25.78 • % Unrealized Gains: -1.104%
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) • Why: Other stock was doing well, so invested in similar brand/ corporation • Current Price: $56.15 • Shares: 1,000 • Current Value: $56,150.00 • Unrealized Gains: $20,664.20 • % Unrealized Gains: 58.232%
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) • Why: Most Americans drink coffee & has become an icon in American society- one everywhere • Current Price: $32.72 • Shares: 900 • Current Value: $29,448 • Unrealized Gains: $5,616.72 • % Unrealized Gains: 23.569%
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) • Why: New technology- Kinect • Current Price: $27.02 • Shares: 500 • Current Value: $13,510.00 • Unrealized Gains: $1,213.90 • % Unrealized Gains: 9.872%
Apple, Inc. (APPL) • Why: New merchandise- iPad soon released & new iPhone 4 would raise stock prices • Current Price: $317.44 • 100 shares • Current Value: $31,744 • Unrealized Gains: $2,428.79 • % Unrealized Gains: 8.285%
Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) • Why: BP oil spill increase in other oil companies • Current Price: $35.11 • Shares: 314 • Current Value: $11,024.54 • Unrealized Gains: $836.43 • % Unrealized Gains: 8.21%
Major Influences Our own personal experience with products from the company and upcoming merchandise led to our decisions of buying certain stocks.
Learning Experience The members of our group learned that making investments means taking risks and chances not always knowing how it will end. We bought and sold some failing stocks, and losses are present in our financial history.
Thank You • Our Teacher, Mr. Caterino • Chicago Board Options Exchange • Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC • UIC Center for Economic Education • Econ Illinois