ive got a lil project for my economics class and im not asking you to tell me what to invest in.. but those out there that know the game care to share a lil bit of tips...

ive got 25k(fake... ) to invest in stocks.. i have to hold at least stock from 5 different companies.. cant just dump it all in one and let it ride

im not going to stay in the same market, maybe a lil on the NYSE and then some on the NASDAQ and S&P.. i want to diversify but not spread all over.. plus different industries . but not companies that are fads or such.. a steady climb would be prefereble.. as long as i come back with minimal losses.

How much time do you have to work with? Can you actively trade a portion while holding the 5?

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

i dont know about trading.. but i think its possible since we are supposed to be "pretending"... i have $25,000 to play with

if i get enough capital gain i could sell then re-invest somewhere else.

This all depends on how agressive you want to be. You can play one stock but you have to hedge your bets and watch it like a hawk as everything can turn on you in 5 seconds. If you set min and max levels to cut your losses if you happen to be using a real time software system. You'll have more volatility with lower priced stocks since volumes will change but it also means you can get 20% gains in a day. If you're looking for stability spread it out across different industries. We're going into the holiday season so it's not going to be as active....but depending on how the election turns out.....you can post large gains or losses tomorrow

Can you go into the commodities markets?

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

if i can buy public stock i can do what ever..i wish i had a buddy that was a stock broker.. i could pay him in beer to watch and work my pretend stock..

Haliburton, Exxon, Stryker and Genzym would be my pics for the next 6 months. General Dynamics and Raytheon also come to mind.

If I picked two of the above Stryker and Haliburton.