Option 1. Sentiment analysis of stocks and its comparison with fundamental analysis.

You and your teammate have just started your new job with an investment company. You have been asked to analyze a specific stock using innovative data and methods (such as python). Further they want you also compare your results with some more traditional methods. In the middle of your project the company asked you to make a 10 min. presentation to explain the progress in each question (note that by the time of the presentation you don’t have to fully finish questions).

1. (5%) Select a publicly traded firm. Using python, find the firm’s share prices for last 10 years. Collect information about 5 firm’s indicators related to fundamental analysis for the same period of time. You need to pick up a firm that has social media activity for later tasks below.

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Also related to Lecture 1 materials about traditional methods.

2. (25%, 1000 words) Do social media sentiment/news about the company influence the firm’s share price. Provide the literature review related to this topic. The review should include both theoretical and empirical papers.

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Related to Lecture 1

3. (10%, 200 words). Describe a parameter/index related to previous question which you think it is interesting and important to consider with regard to your company.

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4. (20%). Collect information which is necessary in order to calculate the parameter described in previous question for last 10 years.

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5. (40%, 1300 words). Compare the firm’s share price movements, rates of return or other parameters with the parameter/index from question 3 and 4. Jointly with all information above, critically discuss the relationship between relevant factors such social media sentiment and fundamental information. alongside with the firm’s peers’ social media sentiment (at least 2 other firms to be compared with). Visualize your data using python; use graphs etc. Use additional fundamental or other information if necessary. Compare the effect of sentiment index and fundamental parameters on share price before the COVID crisis and during/after the crisis. Has it increased/decreased?! Discuss possible reason for a change. Discuss limitations of your analysis.

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Option 2. Performance indicators of crowdfunding campaign

You and your teammate have been hired by an innovative firm that intends to  raise funds using crowdfunding. They are interested to know what factors of crowdfunding campaign are important. You an your employer agree that you will find a crowdfunding platform and use its data to perform your task. In the middle of your project the company asked you to make a 10 min presentation to explain the progress in each question (note that by the time of the presentation you don’t have to fully finish questions).

1.  Describe  the  concept  of  crowdfunding  and  discuss  what  factors  determine  the  success  of crowdfunding campaign. Provide the literature review related to this topic. The review should include both theoretical and empirical papers.

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Related to Lecture 1 and 5

2. Select a crowdfunding platform. Describe factors which are going to analyse in this project related to crowdfunding projects on this platform. Describe the parameter of campaign success. The platform should have data necessary to perform all tasks below.

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3.  Using python, collect information about factors described in previous question.

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4.  Compare  the  campaign’s  success  parameter  with  the  different  factors  described  previously. Visualize your data; use graphs etc. Use additional information if necessary. Compare the effect of factors on campaign success before the crisis and during/after the crisis. Has it changed?! Discuss possible reason for a change. Alternatively select two countries and compare the results for different countries. Discuss possible reasons for the difference. Discuss limitations of your results.

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