JA Stock Market Challenge

Each team (4 student) receives $1 million to invest in fictitious stocks. Throughout the 60-turn trading period, news from the financial markets will challenge teams to analyze and decide what actions they should take. This event simulates of 1-2 years of the market so each 80 second turn resembles about 2 weeks of real time. The event is a hybrid of personal and institutional trading. Students work in teams, delegating roles like market analyst, portfolio manager, and asset tracker. Not only will students learn the nuances of investing and trading, they will practice important soft skills such as critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving, and decision-making. The team with the highest return at the end of the 60 turns wins.

Prior to the event, students will receive 5 lessons from their teacher where they will learn about long-term investing, the value of investing in funds rather than direct stock purchases, and the need to plan for retirement. Students will also learn that this simulation is not entirely realistic in multiple respects and that changes have been made to make the simulation for fun and engaging. While teams can adopt whatever strategy they like, teams are rewarded for using buy and hold strategies via commissions that eat away at gains. This is pointed out in the lessons where we students are warned about churn.

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High School

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Financial Literacy High Financial Literacy

Entrepreneurship Minimal Entrepreneurship

Work Readiness Moderate Work Readiness

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