Starting with a virtual cash account of $100,000, students strive to create the best-performing portfolio using a live trading simulation. They work together in teams, practicing leadership, organization, negotiation, and cooperation as they compete for the top spot. The setup is engaging, and the learning is a natural part of the experience. In building a portfolio, students research and evaluate stocks, and make decisions based on what they've learned. Teams trade common stocks and mutual funds from the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX exchanges; earn interest on cash balances; pay interest if buying on margin and pay a commission on all trades.

The Stock Market Game,™ an innovative yet time tested way program has been offered to Virginia teachers and 4-12 students since 1978. Teachers have successfully used The Stock Market Game™ program to enliven core academic subjects — including Math, Social Studies, and Language Arts — and research has shown there's no better way to learn the importance of saving and investing.
Students who participate in the The Stock Market Game™ program learn more than investing. As they progress, they learn core academic concepts and skills that can help them succeed in the classroom — and in life.
The Stock Market Game™ program offers a vast library of learning materials correlated to National Voluntary Standards and Virginia Standards of Learning in Math, Business Education, Social Studies, English/Language Arts and Technology.