Assignment Objectives You are given a notional 100,000 to invest in the UK/US stock markets. You need to build a diversified investment portfolio, which consists of at least 10 companies based on fundamental analysis. The aim is to maximise the returns of the investment and try to beat the market, e.g. achieving a greater return on average than the market return during the period of trading. It is important you can demonstrate that you understand why you invest in those companies and are able to justify your share selections. You need to make explicit reference to Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) in your analysis. Assignment Requirements 1. You are given a notional 100,000 to invest in the UK/US stock markets. 2. You should demonstrate your understanding in equity investment and be able to explain why you buy and sell the selected shares. You can use the main market indices as performance benchmark, i.e. FTSE100, S&P500 etc. If you do not beat the market return you will not lose marks. You must calculate the return on the market from your first trade to your last trade in order to determine whether you have beaten the market or not. 3. Your investments should be based upon fundamental analysis. 4. The portfolio must contain at least 10 companies in this assignment. 5. You need to build your portfolio and start buying shares as early as possible, to make sure you have approximately 3-4 months trading period. This means that you are more likely to use short-term investment strategies. You can choose to invest on companies with a mid/long term vision as long as your investment decisions are justified. 6. Your need to justify the holding period of individual shares you bought, which should reflect the trading strategies/selection criteria used to build up your investment portfolio. 7. As part of trading record, a monthly review on the portfolio performance is required and you should also document how your investment decisions might change based on the monthly review. 8. You are allowed to trade as many times as you like, bearing in mind the transaction costs and stamp duties associated with each trade. 9. Write a 2,500-word share trading report on the investments you make, which takes up 70% of the total mark of this module. 10. There is a 5-minute individual presentation (15% of total mark) based on the share trading assignment, which takes place between Week 4 and Week 6 in Teaching Block 2 (TB2). More details to be followed at the beginning of TB2.