Date MSFT ($) %-Returns avg price avg return

7/1/2017 68.09 $ 174.97 3%

8/1/2017 70.03 2.8473% $ 174.97 3%
9/1/2017 70.14 0.1564% $ 174.97 3%
10/1/2017 78.33 11.6660% $ 174.97 3%
11/1/2017 79.26 1.1902% $ 174.97 3%
12/1/2017 80.95 2.1381% $ 174.97 3%
1/1/2018 89.91 11.0709% $ 174.97 3%
2/1/2018 88.74 -1.3051% $ 174.97 3%
3/1/2018 86.78 -2.2089% $ 174.97 3%
4/1/2018 88.92 2.4652% $ 174.97 3%
5/1/2018 93.98 5.6886% $ 174.97 3%
6/1/2018 94.17 0.1997% $ 174.97 3%
7/1/2018 101.30 7.5753% $ 174.97 3%
8/1/2018 107.27 5.8918% $ 174.97 3%
9/1/2018 109.64 2.2079% $ 174.97 3%
10/1/2018 102.39 -6.6101% $ 174.97 3%
11/1/2018 106.30 3.8199% $ 174.97 3%
12/1/2018 97.79 -8.0090% $ 174.97 3%
1/1/2019 100.54 2.8158% $ 174.97 3%
2/1/2019 107.86 7.2776% $ 174.97 3%
3/1/2019 114.03 5.7250% $ 174.97 3%
4/1/2019 126.27 10.7343% $ 174.97 3%
5/1/2019 119.58 -5.2986% $ 174.97 3%
6/1/2019 130.00 8.7127% $ 174.97 3%
7/1/2019 132.24 1.7244% $ 174.97 3%
8/1/2019 133.79 1.1668% $ 174.97 3%
9/1/2019 135.37 1.1845% $ 174.97 3%
10/1/2019 139.60 3.1216% $ 174.97 3%
11/1/2019 147.40 5.5869% $ 174.97 3%
12/1/2019 154.07 4.5294% $ 174.97 3%
1/1/2020 166.31 7.9454% $ 174.97 3%
2/1/2020 158.28 -4.8288% $ 174.97 3%
3/1/2020 154.50 -2.3883% $ 174.97 3%
4/1/2020 175.56 13.6326% $ 174.97 3%
5/1/2020 179.52 2.2543% $ 174.97 3%
6/1/2020 199.93 11.3652% $ 174.97 3%
7/1/2020 201.40 0.7371% $ 174.97 3%
8/1/2020 221.56 10.0093% $ 174.97 3%
9/1/2020 207.13 -6.5142% $ 174.97 3%
10/1/2020 199.39 -3.7370% $ 174.97 3%
11/1/2020 210.81 5.7292% $ 174.97 3%
12/1/2020 219.60 4.1726% $ 174.97 3%
1/1/2021 229.02 4.2892% $ 174.97 3%
2/1/2021 229.44 0.1811% $ 174.97 3%
3/1/2021 233.32 1.6925% $ 174.97 3%
4/1/2021 249.56 6.9602% $ 174.97 3%
5/1/2021 247.09 -0.9914% $ 174.97 3%
6/1/2021 268.71 8.7494% $ 174.97 3%
7/1/2021 282.60 5.1716% $ 174.97 3%
 8/1/2021 299.43 5.9563% $ 174.97 3%
9/1/2021 280.17 -6.4331% $ 174.97 3%
10/1/2021 329.56 17.6291% $ 174.97 3%
11/1/2021 328.54 -0.3106% $ 174.97 3%
12/1/2021 334.85 1.9194% $ 174.97 3%
1/1/2022 309.62 -7.5345% $ 174.97 3%
2/1/2022 297.48 -3.9199% $ 174.97 3%
3/1/2022 307.59 3.3995% $ 174.97 3%
4/1/2022 276.88 -9.9867% $ 174.97 3%
5/1/2022 271.24 -2.0359% $ 174.97 3%
6/1/2022 274.58 1.2320% $ 174.97 3%
 price bins return bins
125 0.1
130 0.025
135 0.05 $400.00
140 0.07
$350.00
145 0.015
150 0.15 $300.00
155 0.12
160 0.045 $250.00
165 0.08
$200.00
170 0.085
Prices (USD) %-Returns 175 $150.00
Minimum $ 68.09 -10%
Median $ 154.29 2% $100.00
Maximum $ 334.85 18%
$50.00
Range $ 266.75 28%
Average $ 174.97 3% $0.00
7/1/2017 5/
Std. Deviation $ 81.53 6%
Coefficient of Variation $ 0.47 225%
 Monthly stock price
$400.00

$350.00

$300.00

$250.00

$200.00

$150.00

$100.00

$50.00

$0.00
7/1/2017 5/1/2018 3/1/2019 1/1/2020 11/1/2020 9/1/2021

Microsoft :Monthly stock prices

july 2017 to june 2022
$400.00
$334.85
$350.00

$300.00

$250.00

$200.00

$150.00 $174.97
$100.00

$50.00
3%
$0.00
7/1/2017 4/1/2018 1/1/2019 10/1/2019 7/1/2020 4/1/2021 1/1/2022
-$50.00

MSFT ($) %-Returns avg price avg return

Microsoft : Monthly stock prices

july 2017 to june 2022
$45,000.00

$44,500.00

$44,000.00

$43,500.00

$43,000.00
$45,000.00

$44,500.00

$44,000.00

$43,500.00

$43,000.00

$42,500.00

$42,000.00
3/1/1900 5/1/1900 7/1/1900 9/1/1900 11/1/1900
 Mini-Case-1: INSTRUCTIONS (Team Submission)
Calculate monthly percentage stock returns
Provide a brief company overview & history (This is a QUANTITATIVE course, not a history course)
Histograms: Monthly Stock Prices & Monthly Stock Returns (use bin widths that make sense)
Time Plots: Monthly Stock Prices & Monthly Stock Returns
Deliver an oral presentation (5 MINUTES maximum) with PowerPoint visuals during next class
Deliver your team's PowerPoint slides to FOL: Submissions (Case-1) BEFORE the start of next class

Background:
Shares (Includes 1:20 video)
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Investing Basics: Stocks (4:39 video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE2NsJGpEq4&ab_channel=TDAmeritrade