Overview of the stock market and other types of investments along with the development of analytical tools, trading techniques, and researching skills were performed using the Investopedia's on-line stock market simulator. A ten-week stock market simulation was conducted to gain investment and trading experience. Weekly records of four traders covering short-term penny stock, momentum -- growth, fundamental, and value investing trading strategies were compared to discover ways of maximizing profit. The experience learned will help the traders to become intelligent investors and to gain more fundamental knowledge of the stock market. -

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Orton, Alix R
• Partington, Wayne Robert
• Mungai, George M
• Chang, Alexander P

Subject

• Industry
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022508-152426

Keyword

• Stock exchanges
• Computer simulation
• Stocks

Advisor

• Tang, Dalin

Year

• 2008

Date created

• 2008-02-25

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright