No cost to teachers or students!
Upcoming Sessions and Deadlines
FALL 2024
Registration Dates:
August 5 - October 4
Practice Round Dates:
August 5 - September 6
Official Challenge Dates:
September 9 - November 15
SPRING 2025
Registration Dates:
January 6 - February 21
Practice Round Dates:
January 6 - January 24
Official Challenge Dates:
January 27 - April 11
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National research shows participation in stock market simulation programs improves test scores in economics, mathematics, and financial literacy.
21st Century Skills gained through the Stock Market Challenge:
- Economic and personal financial literacy
- Resource allocation
- Diversification and investment strategies
- Critical thinking
- Data interpretation, analysis and synthesis through use of models and simulations
- Problem solving
- Research skills
- Oral and written communication
- Public speaking
- Leadership, teamwork, collaboration
- Identifying trends and forecasting possibilities
- Student-led inquiry
Stock Market Simulation Features
Real Time Trading
All trading uses real-time bid/ask prices, so teams get the real investment experience!
Realistic Broker Fees
The simulation includes all transaction costs and broker fees to add every degree of realism
Streaming Rankings
Compare portfolio returns over the past week, month, or the entire competition. Also has rankings by grade level and region!
Professional Research
Get news, quotes, analyst ratings, historical prices, and option chains for every US security, plus much more industry and market research