XSTOCK: Stockmarket Simulation Game FOCAL
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Author: Alvin Yellon and Mike Benveniste,
Computonostra Programming Club, Highland Park, IL
Source Language: FOCAL '69
Memory Required: 4K

Abstract: The program simulates the actual stock market as closely as
possible. The user has a choice of seven stocks in which to buy or sell
shares. The price of a share rises or falls randomly, using a FNEW
random number function, within a range of ± 5 dollars. The brokerage
fee and stock index are calculated by following the actual exchange
procedure as closely as possible. The program is also set up so that at any
given time, any stock can undergo a 2 for 1 split. The output includes
price, holdings, change, percent change, and any dividend paid.

Media Price Code: D2, G6 (Includes F)
Catalog: August 1978