The Stock Market Game

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The Stock Market Game

• Michael Braswell
• Darnell Hicks
• Lawrence Key
• Jamal Lang

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RPC

• RPC Inc. provides oilfield services and
  equipment to oil and gas companies engaged in the
  exploration production and development of oil
  and gas properties throughout the United States.
• We chose this stock because
• We noticed that gas prices were rising.
• We believed that the effects of Katrina would
  causes gas prices to continue to rise.
  

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RPC20.104 Unrealized Gain6122.10 Unrealized
Gain
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Midway Game Inc.

• Midway Games Inc. (Midway Games) develops and
  publishes interactive entertainment software
  including Sonys PlayStation 2 Microsofts Xbox
  and Nintendos GameCube and Game Boy Advance.
• We chose this stock because
• We think that Midway has the most exciting and
  realistic computer games.
  
• On October 17th Midway released Blitz The
  League which we thought would be a popular game.

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Midway Games17.934 Unrealized Gain5354.73
Unrealized Gain
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Cigna Corp.

• CIGNA Corporation is an investor-owned employee
  benefits organization in the United States.
  
• We chose this stock because
• We did research and found out that this stock was
  rising at the time of purchase.
  
• We knew how expensive health insurance is and we
  thought that the stock price would continue to
  rise.
  

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Cigna Corp.-1.311 Unrealized Loss-171.72
Unrealized Loss
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Stock Market Game
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What We Learned

• During The Stock Market Game we learned that
  handling stocks can be rewarding but also
  difficult. We learned about the process of
  handling stock which may be a very important
  factor in our future. We learned how to balance
  our money and how to make a graph on the
  computer. In the end we are glad we took the
  opportunity to work with The Stock Market Game.
  It was a great experience and a successful
  project.

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A Special Thanks to

• Chicago Board Options Exchange
• Cabrera Capital Markets Inc.
• Chicago Tribune
• Illinois Council on Economic Education
• Williams Preparatory Academy Students and Staff