The research report topic is based around event studies on returns for stocks listed on large exchanges. In the report we ask you to identify an event which has you have reason to believe might have had a significant effect on the returns achieved by a given event or set of events.
The stock and events which you investigate can be chosen by you, but should be confirmed with your supervisor, for illustration you might consider
The effect of Steve Jobs death on Apple stock returns
The effect of the collapse of Northern Rock on the returns for other UK Banks
The impact of major oil spills on BP share prices