                        Millionaire



At last you have the chance to make a million. A wealthy

relative has died and left you ten thousand pounds with

specific instructions that you are to invest it in the

stock market with the aim of becoming a millionaire. Your

relative took a great personal interest in the stock market

and has recommended five companies for you to invest in:



1: M&S, Minerals and Steel Company, in the minerals industry

2: GKN, General Kitchen Needs, in the catering industry

3: BR, The Battery Radio Company, an electronics firm

4: ICL, Inter City Lorries, experts in transport

5: BL, British Linen, a homespun textiles business



  Each day presents you with the opportunity to trade on

the stock market. When you have made all of the trans-

actions that you want, at the end of the day you read the

evening papers, and any news that may affect the prospects

of the five companies is displayed. You are then given the

chance to see a graph of variation of share prices for any

of the five companies that you are interested in.

  After that you go to bed, dream about being a millionaire

and wake up to view your table of stocks and decide, on the

basis of the previous evening's news, which to buy and

which to sell. And so life goes on.

  Some of the news items will mention a particular industry

or company and its effects will be limited to that parti-

cular sector of the economy. Other items will be more

general, and will affect the whole of industry.

  The fluctuations in prices always follow trends that can

be predicted from the news flashes, so don't ignore the

news.