Stock Market Game Portfolio Reflection
Grade 9th Grade · Career & Technical Education · 45 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can analyze my Stock Market Game portfolio to evaluate investment strategies and suggest improvements.
Warm-Up Video
TED-Ed · 4:30
How does the stock market work? - Oliver Elfenbaum
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
The Dutch East India Company created the first stock market by selling shares to fund voyages in exchange for a share of the ship's profits.
- 2
An IPO, or initial public offering, launches a company onto the public market, where investors buy stocks and become partial owners, helping the company grow.
- 3
When investors sell stocks due to a company seeming less profitable, the stock price falls, decreasing the company’s market value, which can lead to investor losses.
Practice Questions
10 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Reflect on your Stock Market Game portfolio. Identify one investment strategy you used. Explain whether it was successful based on your portfolio's performance. Then, suggest one specific change you would make to your investment strategy to potentially improve your portfolio's performance, and explain why you think this change would be beneficial.”
Complete Lesson Package
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