- Select 10 corporate stocks. Describe each company selected, its position in the industry, its recent performance, and your reason for selecting that company.
- Identify the 5 companies referred to as the “FAANG” in the stock market. Describe each "FAANG" company, its product category and its position in its respective industry and the market.
- Provide a description of each major market index (DJIA, S & P 500, NASDAQ).
- Monitor the stocks of your 10 companies, the FAANG, and the 3 major indices for a period of 10 business days and record the daily stock prices and the daily values of the 3 major indices (DJIA, S&P 500 and
NASDAQ on a spreadsheet. - Compute and record the average 10-day price for each stock (the 10 companies and the FAANG) and each major index.
- Compute and record the daily Rate of Return for each stock and each major index.
RET = (Day2 - Day1) / Day1 - Compute the average daily return (Ave. RET) for each stock (15 in total) and the 3 indices.
- Compute the average daily return of your 10 stock portfolio.
- Compute the average daily return of the FAANG (separate from the major indices).
- Compute the average daily return of the 3 major market indices).
- Rank the stocks, the FAANG and the 3 major indices based on their Rate of Return.
- Describe/explain your findings and the performance of your portfolio compared to the FAANG and the 3
major indices.