This project is a four-week simulation the stock market. The goal of this project is to inform the participant about the stock market by gaining experience through a real-time simulation. This project analyzed current market trends, assessed the viability of two distinct trading techniques, and ran simulations on three selected companies with a total investment of $100,000 per method. Results from this project showed that Swing Trading was a much more profitable method when compared to passive trading. This project allowed the participant to gain relevant trading experience that he will use to benefit himself when investing in the future.

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Creator

• Willcutt, Cole Robert

Subject

• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-090518-151618

Keyword

• Stock exchanges
• Stocks
• Computer simulation

Advisor

• Tang, Dalin

Year

• 2018

Date created

• 2018-09-05

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright