Homework: Stock Trading
Length: 7 to 8 pages.
The report should be professional containing pages in this order
A title page
A table of contents page with titles and page number
An introduction - give a background, your motivation or how you planned to start trading
Each section should have a title, sub-titles (if any) and must written in paragraphs
Discuss five important trades (should be one from each of these five categories)
Buy/sell call option
Buy/sell put option
An option spread - bull/bear/calendar, straddle or any combination
Buy/sell futures - currency/interest rate/index/commodity/future option
Buy/sell spots
Conclusion - see below
A page for references
Include charts, figures or any visual tools to convey the rationale as to why you made the trade
Conclusion: Should include a statement about what you learned from the experience and what you would have done differently had you taken this course before taking part in the exercise
You can use as many graphs or charts to explain the trades you made or the technical indicators used in making the trades. The charts and graphs do not count towards to 7 to 8 paged written report.
Give a list of the references at the end of the report. The references can be news articles, data sources used, even video links or programs that you watched. Any information that is relevant in you trading decision can be listed in the references.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.