Stock Market Trading

Stock Market Trading

An Interactive Qualifying Project Report Submitted to the faculty of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science by

___________________________________________ Meng-Yu Ni

Date: August 2006 Approved by: __________________________ Professor Dalin Tang Project Advisor

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Abstract

Using the information from the internet and published books, a general understanding about stock market and trading strategies was obtained. The knowledge and trading strategies were applied in the market in a stock market simulation to get real-time trading experience. Experiences learned from using trading methods in this simulation will help me to become a better investor in the future.

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Acknowledgement

First, I want to thank my parents who gave me the opportunity to study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in USA. Second, I would like to thank my advisor, Dalin Tang, who gave me advices, and help me during this whole project time. Thirdly, I want to thank Worcester Polytechnic Institute for giving me opportunity to do this project, which made me to learn more things from outside of classes by myself. Finally, I would like to thank all the people who gave me some help when I needed it.

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Table of contents

Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 2 Acknowledgement ........................................................................................................ 3 Chapter I Introduction ........................................................................................... 8

1.1 The objective of this project............................................................................... 8 1.2 Basics of the stock market.................................................................................. 9 1.3 Three main exchanges in USA...