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PART 1

During this project you will be buying and selling securities in a simulation of the actual stock market.
- You will begin with $1,000,000 and you are required to invest it all by Wednesday.
o A minimum of one purchase must be a bond and one purchase must be of a mutual fund.
- You may buy and sell as many times as you like, but at minimum you must make 5 trades that meet or exceed 20% of your entire $1,000,000 investment (which is $200,000).
- You must make your initial investments by Wednesday and complete your 5 trades by Sunday.

For this assignment, your grade will be based on you selecting at least 5 securities that meet the criteria above and making at least the minimum number of trades stipulated above. Your instructor has established a group you are to join when you register for free by clicking the link below.
SmartStocks

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PART II

For this there are two parts.

Part 1
Return to SmartStocks.
- At least 5 more trades must be completed by Thursday.
- The value of these trades, at a minimum, must be over 40% of the value of your initial investment of $1,000,000.

Part 2
Complete a 3-5 page paper on your experience. This paper should:
- Explain the reason you picked the securities you purchased.
- Detail the results of your trading activity.
- Examine what you learned from this experience.