Ticker Symbols Go to finance.yahoo.com and look up the ticker symbols for the following companies: 3M Company, International Business Machines, Dell Computer, Advanced Micro Devices, American Standard Company, and Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Average Return and Standard Deviation Go to finance.yahoo.com and enter the ticker symbol for your favorite stock. Now, look for the historical prices and find the monthly closing stock price for the last six years. Calculate the annual arithmetic average return, the standard deviation, and the geometric return for this period.
Stock Performance What are the best-performing stocks over the past year? Go to finance.yahoo.com and select the "Stock Screener" link. You will see a "Performance" category and a pull-down menu labeled "1 Yr Stock Perf." Select "Up more than 200%" and "Find Stocks." How many stocks have increased more than 200 percent over the past year? Now go back and select "Down more than 90%." How many stocks have dropped more than 90 percent in value over the past year?
