a) you must select a stock from your trading portfolio on how the market

a) you must select a stock from your trading portfolio on how the market works and create a stock pitch to your group as to why you should include this project in the group portfolio. 
Research Company Background
what the company does
market cap
stock price (near high or low)
revenue
growth rates

Merits of the Companyfew key reasons for investors (at least 3) 

Valuationuse relative valuation – multiples

Risksall stocks have risks – is it financial or business risk (at least two)

Recommendationbuy
sell

looking at the financial statement determine where management is allocating capital
include corporate governance
include the top 5 earners’ compensation
The general length of these written pitches is one to two pages, although you can certainly go over that if you want. The point is to see how you evaluate an investment opportunity.
This is an effective way to organize your pitch.
Introduction: Briefly explain the business, competitors, major industry metrics, etc.
General Recommendation: Are we looking at this as a short or a long? What’s our time frame?
Why Now: What makes it attractive now? Why does the market love/hate the stock all the sudden?
Commentary/Catalysts: Is the market justified in its love/hate? What could happen to make stock rise/fall? What would the metrics look like if each catalyst happened?
Explanation: Why is the catalyst most likely in favor of your recommendation? Why is the other unlikely? What research brought you to this conclusion?
Valuation: Briefly explain historic valuation, industry multiple, earnings growth potential, and what kind of return you think we can get (and over what time horizon), and the same for if downside catalyst happens.
Please focus on any special insights that you may have into the company or the particular situation. Detailed operating descriptions can easily be found in the 10-K so space should not be wasted with readily available information that is not central to the basic investment thesis. JAZZ-Short-Stock-Pitch.docx  download GAP INC pitch.docx  download ANTHEM INC pitch.docx  download 
CATALYST
Should explain what action, event, situation, or future realization will cause the market to recognize the value discrepancy that you observe. Examples could include an impending regulatory/legal change, expected sale/merger, spin-off, split-off, restructuring, large buyback, product introduction, management change, or others. Sometimes no catalyst is identifiable, but the value discrepancy is too large to ignore.