1. Go to : http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/stockmarket/virtual.html
2. Read the introduction and then click on "Trade Traditional Stocks"
3. (You don’t need to update the Shock player. Please skip this step. You might need to register the player. If so, just make up the info.)
4. Buy stock in any combination.
5. You don’t need to spend all of your money right away and you can buy and sell as you go.
6. Hit the “two week advance” button.
7. Don’t forget to use the "news flash" option.
8. How’d you do? Remember your first gain or loss. (E.g. -7%, 12%)
If you have time, run through the simulation a few times to get the feel for buying and selling and to see if you can improve your score.
If you have more time, check out the American Experience website on FDR at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/32_f_roosevelt/
Other Stock Market resources:
http://www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/estockmktcrash.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/crash/filmmore/fr.html
Bonus question:
When was the biggest stock market crash in U.S. history?
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