In this Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP), several investment avenues were investigated. It was found that there is no single great investment for balancing risk and reward. A 6-week stock market simulation was performed to test out two different trading strategies. Technical trading made a 22% profit through risky trades, while buy and hold trading steadily increased to a 5% profit. It was learned through this IQP that there are no shortcuts in the world of finance and the best, steady results require time.

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Creator

• Hellmich, Michael David

Subject

• Industry
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-081416-223601

Keyword

• Stocks
• Stock exchanges
• Marketing

Advisor

• Tang, Dalin

Year

• 2016

Date created

• 2016-08-14

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved