Stocks? Which to invest in?? for My Econ class?

[BCinvest]

The idea of investing and a game do not go together well. It is a game, but is not to be confused with investing.

The object is to go big or go home. Unless the market behave similar to the way it did in 2008 where a premium was placed on safety, the best way to go is with companies that are extremely volatile and hope to get lucky. To a large extent that means you are mostly going to be looking at smaller companies that have some type of catalyst. VRNG is a good example. The company is a patent troll. If they win a big lawsuit while your contest is going on the share price could easily double. A small biotech company that is about to report results from a clinical trial can see dramatic share price changes if they announce extremely positive results. While the companies you list may (or may not ) be good investments they probably will not generate that type of returns you need to win. If your objective is to avoid finishing last then the companies above should ensure that you stay out of the cellar.

If you are looking to try and win you are going to want to limit yourself to 2 or three picks. Again, the object is to get lucky.

This is about the exact opposite of how you would want to invest in real life. But, hey it is just a game. Go for it.

(The micro cap companies you are going to be looking for are generally valued at less than $250 million. I would stick to those with a market cap of less than $100 million.)