Click here for the Nomination Form. The game provides an interesting motivational tool for learning about economics, financial markets, investor alert information, and the stock market. The game sharpens study skills by putting students into decision-making roles that require srearch, economic analysis, mathematical skills, and judgment as well as interpersonal cooperation. The Stock Market Game is well suited for students from grades four through twelve. The game fits into many different disciplines and activities such as business education, social studies, and mathematics.
Students can also play the game as an extra-curricular activity.
Each teacher can organize the game to fit the needs of his or her own situation. The regional newspapers and University Centers for Economic Education conduct workshops prior to the fall and spring sessions. In Education Coordinator for training dates. Students research, buy, sell, and monitor stocks as the competition progresses. Just like real investors, team members base their decicions on world events, economics forecasts, and hunches.