PICK:Pick a stock that is traded in the public stock market. Try to pick the stock of a company that interests you.Bigger is NOT better here, and you may choose a company located and traded outside the U.Son a non-US exchange, such asL'Oreal, which trades in France, but which is easy to track.

RESEARCH:Time to put on your sherlock hat and do some research!!So...here are some links to help.

http://www.bloomberg.com

http://www.morningstar.com

http://finance.yahoo.com/

http://www.smallcapreview.com/ohio_stocks.htm

Keep in mindthatCSCC Academic policy requires that you use APA format for documenting and citing your research sources (check out this link for more info:http://library.cscc.edu/apa )- so be sure to make a note of all of your research sources used in this assignment and properly disclose your source of information!

ANALYSIS:Time to take your research and put it together for the 1^stpart of the Stock Track Assignment.Assume that after you completed your research, you will act as if you were going to "buy"$1,000 of stock in this company.You should say how many shares you will pretend to "purchase" for that $1,000.

REQUIREMENTS:

-Write a 3-4 sentence summary about the company you chose: what is the history, or how did it get started? What is their product? Is their product for consumers, companies, or governments?2 points

-Write a 3-4sentence summarytelling why you chose the stock: why did it appeal to you? Do you use the product? Were you raised with their product? Did your parents work there?2points

- Write a 6-7 sentence summation of the recent performance of this company: recent performance is several months to one year, and you need to be able to describe stock price movements and why they moved. You will need to cite news articles about the company as this is a question that involves research, notyour opinion.2 points

--Document the stock price and market cap as of the date you 'purchased' it. What is the market capitalization, and what are the components of this in your company? Describe and show the calculation.2 points