College teams, adult teams and individual students are welcome to participate also, but only student teams with a teacher-advisor are eligible for awards. The simulation has been used successfully in a variety of subject areas including economics, math, history, government, business education, personal finance and computer education. It has also been used successfully in a variety of school settings including programs for the gifted and talented, special education programs, Advanced Placement economics classes, and alternative schools. They may enroll teams via this web page. Prior to the beginning of the simulation, teachers receive team numbers and passwords.
Students decide which stocks or mutual funds they wish to trade, based on their research and ideas.
Students may trade via this web page, or teachers may fax their trades to a toll-free number. Team reports and rankings are mailed to teachers twice during each trading period, and are also updated daily on this web page. Teachers will be sent an invoice during the third week of the simulation for the number of teams enrolled. Some team fee subsidies are available for schools in need.