In the Stock Market Game (SMG), teams of 3-5 students in grades 4-12 receive a virtual $100,000 to invest in stocks, bonds and mutual funds using a real-world Internet simulation.  In essence, I let the kids create their portfolios and then had them read newspapers to track information about the stocks they’d chosen. Connect students to the global economy with virtual investing and real-world learning by registering in the Stock Market Game today! The competition provides a framework for teaching students about the American economic system, explained Keith Woodwell, director of the Utah Division of Securities. It is advisable that there are fewer students on each team so each student can interact more with the simulation. Student Stock Trader is a gateway to introduce a whole new world to your students. Fed Chairman Game : An online game where students have the chance to take charge of a simulated economy.

The program is available to all public and private students throughout the state of Oklahoma in grades 4 through 12. The program is adaptable for many different classes, including social studies, mathematics, economics, business, technology, gifted, english and club activities.

Set the contest dates that fit your class schedule (have your students trade for one week, one month, one year-whatever works best for you!), choose the initial cash balance you want your students to have, and set other contest rules like commission rates.stock market game

Chinese stocks added another 2.4 percent overnight, after recovering 6 percent last week on the back of Beijing’s recent market boosting measures, which included suspending initial public offerings and relaxing margin lending and collateral rules. The Stock Market Game allows students to see first-hand how the laws of economics unfold in the real world. The most important amateur’s trick to winning the stock market game is diversification. It’s no secret that investors are notorious for under-performing the stock market, realizing returns far below the general market.

DSIJ Stock Market Challenge can easily be customized for corporate houses to meet their marketing and promotional needs including employee education & employee engagement which is the need of today’s challenging economic conditions due to increasingly varied and complex financial products.