Financial Markets
Main task
Follow some of S&P500 listed companies (share price evolution since November 1st, 2021) and pick one public traded stock to make a fictive investment (buy or short) of USD 50,000, before February 1st. Write a memorandum explaining your observations, results and recommendations to potential future investors depending on their investor profile (risk friendly, moderate risk, risk averse).
The list of Corporations for this assignment is below: (choose one of the following companies): · NVIDIA corporation · Johnson & Johnson · PayPal Holdings · Exxon Mobil Corporation · CostCo Wholesale Corp · Texas Instruments Corp · Qualcomm Inc. · Moderna Inc. · Goldman Sachs Group Inc. · Raytheon Technologies Corp. · Caterpillar Inc. · 3M Company · Lockheed Martin Corp. · Estee Lauder Cies. Inc.
Your memorandum must include:
1. Background
2. Corporation’s introduction
3. Acquisition and Selling math (50k$)
4. Graphical description of stock price and trends during the last 3 months and more in detail during the investment period
5. Technical analysis
6. Explain the observed trends
7. Relate these trends to relevant contextual information. Regarding this context, briefly forecast the changes in prices for the next month.
8. Conclusions and investment recommendation
Remember that: “A memorandum is a short document that aims to inform potential investors or decision makers about any issues in connection with the business (projects and project developments) that would need to be taken into account before risking any investment.
Format
Your submission must meet the following formatting requirements: Submit one file(s) only. Required file format for main submission: PDF. Additional file format for additional deliverables: Not applicable. Additional file requirements: None. Other details: Font size 12 Double-spaced Number of words: 1000-1500 All referencing and citations require Harvard referencing style.
LEARNING OUTCOMES Demonstrate a deep understanding of the role of financial markets and financial institutions. Analyze stock price changes.
NO PLAGIARISM OR SYNONYMIZING as checked thoroughly