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Chin My Primary Country For This Stock Trak Simulation

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For International Financial Management, we were asked to start a STOCK-TRAK portfolio to simulate managing an actual portfolio. Each of our portfolios were given $500,000. Each portfolio was also allowed to make purchases on margin. This allowed us to invest a maximum of $1,000,000. As a part of the simulation, we were asked to invest in only foreign securities/ADRs. We also needed to pick a primary country for our investments. This would be the country we would invest a majority of our capital in, most of our trading should occur with this country’s stocks. I chose China as my primary country for this STOCK-TRAK simulation.
Background of China:
China is located in the eastern part of Asia. China has a couple of different climates which include tropical and subarctic. The country is made up of mountainous areas as well as hilly and desert areas. Because of the diverse regions there are many natural resources that come from China. Some of these are; coal, tin, zinc, mercury, iron ore, petroleum, lead, and aluminum. The country is also known to have the highest potential for hydropower. Although China has many positives because of their commodities, there are also negative factors they have to face. These include natural disasters like typhoons and earthquakes, but they also include environmental issues like air pollution and water shortage which could affect their economy (World Economic Factbook).
China, or The People’s Republic of China (PRC), is known as a

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