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Ohio Stock Market Simulation
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Ohio Stock Market Simulation
PURPOSE
Introduce students grades 4 to 12 to 1.
AMERICAN ECONOMY. 2. THE WORLD OF
FINANCE. 3. WALL STREET INVESTMENTS.
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PURPOSE
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO LEARNING 1.
MATH 2. SOCIAL STUDIES 3. LANGUAGE
ARTS 4. ECONOMICS 5. SCIENCE 6. BUSINESS
EDUCATION 7. SPECIAL SERVICES
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The SMS has been a wonderful learning tool in
my classroom. I teach sixth grade students with
learning disabilities, and theyve really taken
off with this project. My students gained
valuable life skills working with this program.
We are really enjoying ourselves. Mr.
Demi Clinton Olive Branch Middle School
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Margin Requirements
1. 50 2. Teams start with 100,000
Teams can borrow 100,000 Purchasing Power
200,000 3. Interest charged 8
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Getting Started
REGISTER ONLINE _at_ www.ohiosms.com
USER NAME AND PASSWORD
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TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES
Captain

• 1. Coordinate team.
• 2. Ensure all members
• do assigned jobs.
• Enter all trades.
• 4. Control password.

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TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES
Researcher
Collects information on companies.
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TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES
Treasurer
1. Tracks stocks using record keeping sheets
and transaction information. 2. Verifies
ability of team to purchase stocks.
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TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES
Record Keeper

• Records daily stock prices.
• 2. Informs team of their position.

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TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES
Transaction Verifier

• Double checks transactions.
• 2. Turns transactions over to the
• captain for processing.

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How to Trade

• BUY LONG.
• SELL COVER.
• SELL SHORT (DO ACTIVITY).
• COVER SHORT.
• CANNOT HOLD LONG AND
• SHORT POSITION ON SAME STOCK AT SAME TIME.

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Trading Stocks
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Trading Stocks
1. Preferred. 2. Common - Share price at
5 and greater only. 3. Initial purchase must be
at least 25 shares. 4. IPOs - Usually
available the afternoon the stock
starts trading.
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Trading Times and Prices Received

• 1. Receive 20 minute delayed prices.
• 2. Trading Times 930 am - 400 pm.
• - If trade submitted after 400 pm,
• will receive next day opening price.
• Limit order not accepted, all trades
• are at market.

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Volume and Purchase Restrictions

• 1. No more than 25,000 in any one stock.
• Only purchase stocks selling for 5 or more.
• 3. Initial purchase must be at least 25
  sharesafter that, may be any amount.
• 4. Actual volume for that day.
• No day trading.
• Maximum number of trades 100 during trading
  period.

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How to Read Stock Tables
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Where to obtain
Ticker Symbols
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Commissions
FLAT BROKAGE FEE
1. 25.00 per transaction. 2. If you buy and
sell the same day two transactions
50.00. (cant buy/sell same stock, same day)
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Payouts
DIVIDENDS Over .10 per share
Will be credited to account automatically
STOCK SPLITS
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Earned Interest
Interest earned on cash in the account is 3.
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Transactions per Term
Maximum number of transactions for the term of
the simulation is
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Portfolio Statements
1. Trade Stocks. 2. Account Detail. 3. Account
Summary. 4. Ranking.
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End of Simulation

• 1. The player does nothing.
• StockTrak automatically
• closes out account and
• audits the top ten.

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Super Passwords for Teachers
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Team Nickname Request Form
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Stock Market Holiday Schedule
New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President's Day Good Friday Memorial Day
Reagan Rememberance Day Independence Day Labor
Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day