National Stock Market Game in Alaska: Spring Semester 2010
Sixteen teachers in eight locations around the state of Alaska are using the Stock Market Game in their classrooms.
Currently, 102 teams of 3 to 5 students are actively managing their diversified portfolios of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Each team begins with an imaginary $100,000 in cash.
As of today, Team ZZ56 from South High School in Anchorage is the top high school team. The value of their portfolio stands at $112,051. These students have out performed the S&P 500 by 12.45% since they activated their team. Congratulations!
The 1st place team in the Middle School division belongs to Team A169 from Gruening Middle School in Anchorage. Congratulations to Team A169!
The Stock Market Game program is an interactive, real-life, online simulation tool for bringing economic, financial, and investment education to grade 4-12 students, post-secondary students, and adults. Students gain an understanding of how economies and markets work, the power of compounding, and the importance of research and understanding what they buy. In addition, they learn how changes in fiscal policy, monetary policy, economic activity, and international relations affect financial markets. The program also teaches and reinforces essential skills and concepts in math, language arts, social studies, and economics.
Nationally the Stock Market Game is a project of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIMFA) Foundation. In Alaska the program is administered by the Alaska Council on Economic Education.