Virtual Stock Exchange Project
Module 2 SLP Assignment
Make 3 stock purchases and provide information about the purchases
Please download the Module 2 SLP template. You will type your answer into this Excel workbook. When finished with the SLP assignment, please save the document with your last name and submit to the dropbox.
1. Purchase 4: Assume you are a very risk averse investor (you don’t like risk). Buy at least $10,000 worth of a company’s stock that is appropriate given your risk preference.
2. Purchase 5: Assume you are a very risk loving investor (you LOVE risk). Buy at least $10,000 worth of a company’s stock that is appropriate given your risk preference.
3. Purchase 6: Assume you are an investor willing to accept average market risk (the Beta of the stock should be around 1). Buy at least $10,000 worth of a company’s stock that is appropriate given your risk preference.
You are free to make additional purchases, but you only need to explain the reasoning behind your required purchases 4 through 6.
4. You will need to include the following information for each stock in this workbook:
Company Name
Ticker Symbol
Reason for Buying
Current Price
Previous Close Price
52-week High
52-week Low
Beta
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
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