Author: Alvin Yellon and Mike Benveniste, Computonostra Programming

Club, Highland Park, IL

Source Language: FOCAL '69

Memory Required: 4K Keywords: Simulations

Abstract: This 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 the 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 also undergo a 2 for 1 split. The output includes

price, holdings change, percent change, and any dividend paid.

Restrictions: Written for use with PDP-8 Focal-69.

Note: The availability of this program on OS/8 media does not imply that

the program is appropriate for or has been tested on OS/8 or OS/78.

Please order at your own discretion.

Media Service Charge Code: Write-Up and Listing (DA), Floppy

Diskette (KA) Format: OS/8

Catalog: June 1985