...Investment Principles and Analysis Trinity University FNCE 3352 Spring 2010 INSTRUCTOR: Carl M. Hubbard, Ph.D., CFA Office: CGC N3l6; phone 999-7283, carl.hubbard@trinity.edu OFFICE HOURS: 9:30 – 11:30 MW; 2:30 – 4:00 TTh; Other times available by appointment. TEXTBOOK: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, and Alan J. Marcus. Essentials of Investments, 7th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. CALCULATOR: Texas Instruments BAII Plus Calculator COURSE OBJECTIVES The learning objectives for students in this course are: (l) improve your understanding of financial securities and markets, (2) develop the ability to analyze investment companies, common stocks, and bonds for investment decisions, (3) understand how options are valued and how option contracts are used in hedging and speculating, (4) understand how to apply security analysis techniques in relatively efficient capital markets, and (5) gain practical experience in trading securities. The prerequisite for this course is the completion of FNCE 3301 with a grade of C- or better. REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE 1. Complete the assigned readings and problems. 2. Attend and participate in each class meeting. 3. Complete the security analysis project. 4. Complete the three examinations as scheduled. READING AND PROBLEM ASSIGNMENTS The reading and problem assignments are designed to achieve the goals of the course and are to be completed in preparation...
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...Stock Trak Investment Report [Portfolio Investment Analysis] Portfolio management is an important factor that determines the performance of the portfolio. To perform well in the portfolio, it is not only essential to develop personal investment strategies, but analyzing current financial trend is also vital. Stock Trak is an online portfolio simulation that allows students to try out different investment strategies, and also get a hand on experience in what the real market trading conditions are. By managing the portfolio, I have acquired some new knowledge of investment strategies and also become more familiar with the current market by following closely to the financial headlines. My portfolio composed of only a few specific stocks of some large information technology companies. The main compositions are Apple Inc., Google Inc., and International Business Machines Corp (IBM). By investing different stocks in the same industry, it comes to my attention that even though they are in the similar category, the life cycles of these stocks are still very different. It is interesting to compare and analyze the different progress of those companies, and also to see how different factors affecting the performance of a specific stock and the portfolio as a whole. [Portfolio Performance Analysis] My overall return is 7.92%, which is about average and is a little over performed comparing to the S&P 500 average of 7.71% during the same period of time. Analyzing the historical data...
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...The Stock-trak experience for me was a very positive one. I am a finance major and it is very important for me to know and understand all of the different types of investment opportunities that are available in today’s markets. Coming into this class and this project, I was fairly uninformed about many of the common investments, such as bonds, options, and futures. The stock market was fairly familiar to me, but if I were asked to invest in stocks before participating in Stock-trak, the result would have been very unsuccessful. My original strategy was to invest a small amount of money into a few different securities and basically sit on the money that I had. I figured that everyone else in the class would be new to investing and would lose money on average. However, the requirements of the project prevented me from taking this strategy, along with the whole point of learning and trying new techniques. Not knowing much about bonds, options, and futures, much of my money went into stocks. I invested in what I knew, like Yahoo, P & G, and 3M. As the semester progressed, so did my diversification. I wanted to put some money into t-bills, knowing that that money would be “safe”. I also put money into futures, hoping that the multiplier would help me profit. As far as specifically what I invested in, I would generally get ideas off of CNBC or Yahoo Finance. I would read news stories or analyst opinions and invest accordingly. I found this method to be mostly disappointing...
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...------------------------------------------------- Portfolio Composition The Money Team designed this portfolio September 27th, 2013 with the plan to invest mainly in large cap and high growth U.S equities. All equities were purchased on that date with the intention to hold them until December 6th, 2013. The primary goal of this portfolio was to maximize growth and value of the portfolio through an active investment strategy. This portfolio was concentrated in large cap U.S equities and domestic mutual funds. There was a blend of small cap growth stocks, which were selected based on potential for large growth. This decision was in line with our primary goal of maximizing growth. The portfolio is highly focused in the technology sector in order to capitalize on advance in the short-term. The portfolio is tailored to an investor with high-risk tolerance. The Money Team held on to its U.S equities throughout the course of the time horizon. The only changes The Money Team made to its portfolio during the time horizon was selling underperforming bonds. Below is the holding period return data for each of The Money Team’s assets: Company Name | QTY | Currency | Price Paid | Last Price | Profit/Loss (local curr) | P/L % | 3-D Systems Corp (Delaware) | 100 | USD | $55.96 | $75.38 | $1,942.00 | 34.70 | Rite Aid Corp | 1000 | USD | $4.59 | $5.75 | $1,160.00 | 25.27 | Virtus Investment Partners Inc | 100 | USD | $168.00 | $202.04 | $3,404.00 | 20.26 | Nokia...
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...Stock Trak-Report Investment Analysis I Executive Summary This report will describe examine the various strategies that were undertaken to successfully complete the Stocktrak simulation. Firstly, an analysis of the US and Chinese markets will be given as they are crucial markets that play a big role in the worldwide economy. Due to the fact that the US economy has been going through a recession, a working knowledge of this economic was crucial to our success. Our initial strategy revolved around timing trades based on daily market performance and expectations using daily market news and reports. While this strategy was successful to an extent, our group soon focused on diversifying our portfolio, not just through the quantity of equity held, but also by using correlations between firms. Our group began investing in many technology firms as well as some communications firms and futures. An industry analysis of these industries will be given as most of our stocks were held in these areas. Since there are technological advances almost daily, we felt the technology industry could be very promising. The automotive industry was also important due to Toyota’s recall and we quickly learned just how volatile the futures market could be. Portfolio statistics will also be given and a comparison of the NASDAQ Composite Index and our portfolio will be given. In the end, our final strategy consisted of diversifying our portfolio, using daily market news and expectations and by paying...
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...INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND SELECTION: The strategy employed for Stock-Trak was to diversify our portfolio among the sectors and various stocks. The goal was to earn at minimum 3% on the principal, and this was to be obtained by doing technical analysis and looking for stocks that showed future potential for a price increase, or a price decrease in the case of a short sell. We also looked for news from the companies that would positively or negatively impact them. We were more inclined towards trading stocks, and did not invest in other securities such as bonds and mutual funds, since stocks had the potential to offer a higher yield. In order to pick a stock, we looked at financial websites such as Google Finance and Yahoo Finance. We looked at the stocks that were most active in dollar volume for the particular sector, and within these stocks, the plan was to pick stocks that were not too volatile, and having an upward trend. This turned out to be a mistake on our part since we picked some stocks that were too highly priced hoping it would further increase, but instead decreased shortly after we bought it. Also, some of the stocks that we picked turned out to be volatile and dropped considerably thereafter despite our approach to stay away fi-om highly volatile stocks. We also picked stocks from different sectors, and these included technology, energy, basic materials, financials, services, and transportation. ,---- INVESTMENT SUCCESSES: Nokia is an example of a good investment...
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...Investment Principles and Analysis Trinity University FNCE 3352 Spring 2010 INSTRUCTOR: Carl M. Hubbard, Ph.D., CFA Office: CGC N3l6; phone 999-7283, carl.hubbard@trinity.edu OFFICE HOURS: 9:30 – 11:30 MW; 2:30 – 4:00 TTh; Other times available by appointment. TEXTBOOK: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, and Alan J. Marcus. Essentials of Investments, 7th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. CALCULATOR: Texas Instruments BAII Plus Calculator COURSE OBJECTIVES The learning objectives for students in this course are: (l) improve your understanding of financial securities and markets, (2) develop the ability to analyze investment companies, common stocks, and bonds for investment decisions, (3) understand how options are valued and how option contracts are used in hedging and speculating, (4) understand how to apply security analysis techniques in relatively efficient capital markets, and (5) gain practical experience in trading securities. The prerequisite for this course is the completion of FNCE 3301 with a grade of C- or better. REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE 1. Complete the assigned readings and problems. 2. Attend and participate in each class meeting. 3. Complete the security analysis project. 4. Complete the three examinations as scheduled. READING AND PROBLEM ASSIGNMENTS The reading and problem assignments are designed to achieve the goals of the course and are to be completed in preparation for the discussion of that...
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...| |STOCK-TRAK REPORT | |ADMS 3531 N W2012 | | | |Eugene Myslinsky | |208083420 | |3/27/2012 | | | For the past three months we have been participating in a Stock-Trak Simulation exercise to experience what it takes to trade in the stock market. In this report, we will explain which strategies I chose to follow, which investments were the most and least successful to my portfolio and lastly, what advice we would give those who are looking to trade with real money. Investment Strategy and Selection The strategy I employed for our Stock-Trak simulation...
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...George Chiu Armen Odadjian Mengyang Wu FBE459: Stock-Trak End of Semester Report Our portfolio had a return of +6.97% as of November 28th compared with a +3.86% return on the S&P 500 in the same time period. We ended with a Sharpe Ratio of 4.30 and portfolio beta of 0.23. Over 136 trades, we employed various option strategies, longed and shorted equities, speculated on commodities with futures, and invested in fixed income securities. Listed below are a few highlights and in-depth analysis of the strategies that we used. Protected Put Ticker | Position | Cost | Strike | S0 | ST | Profit/Loss | MU | Long | | | 30.61 | 34.30 | +$369.00 | | Buy Put | 1.72 | 31 | 30.61 | 34.30 | -$172.00 | DVN | Long | | | 59.02 | 67.20 | +$818.00 | | Buy Put | 1.60 | 57.5 | 59.02 | 67.20 | -$160.00 | SSYS | Long | | | 116.63 | 102.42 | -$1,421.00 | | Buy Put | 6.70 | 115 | 116.63 | 102.42 | +588.00 | *where S0= price at position open and ST=price at position close On October 22, we entered into three protect put strategies for Micro Technology (semiconductor maker), Devon Energy Corp. (energy company), and Stratasys, Ltd. (3-D printer maker). Our team believed that each company would outperform their peers in their perspective industries. Each company, however, operates in volatile industries. The semiconductor industry suffers from cyclical demand and producers often see margins slashed due to constant price wars. The stock prices of energy companies often fluctuate with...
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...David Rossi & Dhiraj Thakker Investments – Professor Flaherty Stock- Trak Portfolio Report The stock trak game was a great opportunity to gain first-hand experience with making trades in the stock market. The experience we gained through the game gave us the ability to manage large sums of money, giving us the opportunity to recognize the importance of preparing and utilizing portfolios in the career development process, to be aware of the component parts that make your portfolio effective, and to understand how to compile and present your portfolio in a professional manner. The initial round of investments to our portfolio was comprised of seven domestic stocks. The main goal was to acquire stable, well-known companies that would pose low risk. These stocks were selected with minimal analysis due to their market capitalizations and the associated company’s reputations. We selected several Blue chip stocks, because they appeared to match our goals of stability and minimizing risk. Since these companies are very large, well established corporations, we understood that the possibility of significant growth in equity is unlikely due to the established maturity of the companies. For this reason, we did not expect to earn our largest return in this area of our portfolio, but instead we were hoping for small growth, while collecting dividends. The first stock purchased was Microsoft (MSFT). Microsoft is a large cap computer software company...
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...YORK UNIVERSITY STOCKTRAK REPORT ADMS 3531 N W2012 Eugene Myslinsky 208083420 3/27/2012 Stock-Track Report Eugene Myslinsky - 208083420 For the past three months we have been participating in a Stock-Trak Simulation exercise to experience what it takes to trade in the stock market. In this report, we will explain which strategies I chose to follow, which investments were the most and least successful to my portfolio and lastly, what advice we would give those who are looking to trade with real money. Investment Strategy and Selection The strategy I employed for our Stock-Trak simulation was to diversify our portfolio among different sectors, various stocks with relatively low risk, and stocks which were positively/negatively correlated with other securities in our portfolio. My goal was to make a gain of 10% return on our overall. The policies put in place to achieve my 10% goal are as follow: a) Trading with the exchange trend: Mathematical analysis has shown that equity price changes are mostly random with a small trend component, this is an important pillar of knowledge as this is the only strategy which will give positive results in the long run (usually seen within 4 weeks) b) Cut losses: When faced with a stock that has been underperforming beyond reasonable doubt and expectations it must be cut off in order to protect the return on my portfolio. c) Long Positions are kept until they stop performing well: I’ll hold onto our long or short positions as long as they...
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...You are going to have $100,000 in portfolio value and manage the amount to maximize the final value at the end of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the quality of the research, rationale and portfolio performance. Bonus points will be awarded for placing in top three in class. A maximum of 200 trades are allowed per semester. Before making the trades, you should research your companies and develop written rationales on why you selected the company/mutual fund for investment. The research should include investment objectives, economic/market/industry analysis, analysts’ opinions/evaluations, and rationale for buying or selling equities or mutual funds. All of the research tools are available from the home page (see below). There is a menu item (Research Tools) with its own drop-down menu for this purpose. You are going to present your work on the last day of the class and submit one report per group at the end of the semester. Presentation Each group has 10 min. to present (the presentation should be equally divided among group members). Report (max 5 pages) The final report should include your portfolio, its value in addition to the investment objectives, economic/market/industry analysis, analysts’ opinions/evaluations, and rationale for buying/selling, performance evaluation measures, i.e., compared to the others in class, others across the country, and broader market averages, such as S&P 500. Please, do not forget to include your group ID and password to the simulation...
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...A REPORT ON THE INDIAN TYRE INDUSTRY By Harsha Verma 09BSHYD0310 Nehal Basedia 09BSHYD0509 Prabani Phukan 09BSHYD1064 Jitendu Kumar Dixit 09BSHYD0336 Sandeep Kumar Gupta 09BSHYD0733 Date of Submission: September 03, 2010 The Indian Tyre Industry 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 5 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 7 Purpose of Report ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Scope of the Report .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Phase I: Industry Analysis ................................................................................................................................. 7 Phase II: Test of Efficiency of Market .......................................................................................................... 7 Phase III: Company Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 7 Scope of Study...
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...On January 25, 2016, the Stock-Trak simulation program began and my goal of this simulation program was trying to increase the value of the portfolio with minimizing the risk before April 15, 2016, which is the last trading day. Throughout the duration of the assignment, as investing strategies were discussed in class, I began to take more of an academic approach in regard to my investment strategy. I began to not only rely on news articles but I also analyzed company financials, giving me a better picture of the company as a whole. I decided to buy stock in safe, well-established companies that I new would give me a steady profit. That strategy worked pretty well for me, I made a profit with Alibaba, Starbucks and Wal-Mart. I made the biggest profit with Alibaba “ $18,139 and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc “ $20,161, while I made only minimal profit with the others. However, I failed to make a profit with Direxion Daily Russia Bear 3X ETF and Momo Inc, losing a total over $20,000 with each. I decided to take a chance and buy some stock in companies that I was not familiar with and achieved slight success doing so. I used various articles available on Stock Trak such as, Stocks to Watch, The Market Story, and Market Update, as my guide to buying stocks in unfamiliar companies, I received my biggest profit with VS 3X WTI CRUDE at $12,870 and Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X ETF at $12,280. Both of these two stock are 3 X ETF, which seeking a return that is +300%...
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...home owner and I figured the best thing to do with about 25% of the inheritance would be to purchase a home and have something in my name with little to no mortgage payments would be in my best interest. The remainder of the money would open to be invested. Investment Goals: Possibly the biggest investment goal that I have would be to secure a financially stable retirement. All of the transactions are in an attempt to grow the portfolio more and more before that time. Ideally, the account would reach a point to where I would have the option to go with safe, fixed income investments through retirement and be comfortable. Depending on the success of the portfolio it wouldn't be out of the question to retire before the age of 65. Growth stocks early on before moving to more conservative type securities. Another goal is to provide a college fund for my future children to pay for most, if not all, of their higher education expenses. Educational expenses rise at an alarming rate. Finding some investments that are able to keep up with or beat the college inflation rate was one of the strategies to meet this goal. Other than those main goals the other goal I have is probably shared with just about every other investor. Simply put, my goal is to make money. This goal doesn't...
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