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Analysis of the Stock Market Simulation

There are many risks that people take in their lives. Yet, investing in the stock market is one of the riskiest things to do. All the money that has been saved over years, possibly saved over a lifetime, could all be lost in the blink of an eye. The Great Depression was triggered by the most well-known stock market crash in history, another crash happened in 1987, and one could happen any moment. However, people invest to make money and through this simulation strategies and a basic understanding were compiled to get a perspective on the risk and tasks involved in investing.
Although not one of the high-ranking people in the class, the …show more content…

I would short sell stocks in the same way. I would view portfolio’s in the ranking’s and invest in companies that were not doing so well and short sell their stock. For the person that had bought the stock it did not turn out well, but, for me, I made a profit. Sort selling always seemed like the best investment for me, because you were happy when the company did poorly. For me, it happened that short selling turned out alright because the company that I invested in has done poorly. Yet, it does not always work that way and I learned that through this simulation. If the company’s prices increase, that is bad if you short sold it because you actually loose money.
Not every investor invests in the right thing all the time. For me that was Exxon-Mobile. There was not a day that I saw the prices rise. They kept dropping and dropping. The one day that the prices seemed to be turning around and I probably should have sold my stock, they dropped again and I lost more money. The healthcare company that I invested in did not turn out too well either. Sometimes the prices went up and the day change was finally green, but they never went high enough for me to make a profit.
If I could start this simulation over, I would learn all there is to know about the companies that I am investing in before I invest in them. I would look at there past history (at least

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