The Stock Market Game

www.stockmarketgame.org
An Innovative Simulation Program
-Helps to enliven core academic
subjects such as Math, Social Studies,
and Language Arts
-Targets grades 4-12 and college
-Provides classroom tools to teach to
national and state educational standards
-Curriculum materials are customized to
grade levels
Core Skills and Concepts:

-Critical thinking
-Decision-making
-Cooperation and communication
-Independent research
-Saving and investing
 More specifically.
-Build a portfolio
-Research and evaluate stocks and mutual funds
-Make decisions based on what was learned
-Trade stocks and mutual funds
-Earn interest on cash balances
-Pay interest if buying on margin and pay a
commission on all trades.
 Most importantly,

The Stock Market Game instills an

understanding of the need to save and
invest at an early age.
 Stock Market Game Basics:
-Teams of three to five students invest a virtual
$100,000 in common stocks and mutual funds listed
on NYSE, AMEX, or Nasdaq
-SMG stock prices are based on real time prices
-Semester and year-long sessions
-10-15 weeks
Stock Market Game Basics:
-True portfolio trading system
-A 2% brokers fee charged for each
transaction
-Interest paid on cash balances
-End of day/real time pricing
New Enhanced Site

Student and Instructor Components

Student Teams
Rules of the Game
Path to Investing
 The Account Summary
page provides a snapshot of
your portfolios equity.
Account Holdings lists all
of the securities
in your portfolio.
Investor Research
Check Transaction Notes
to investigate unexecuted transactions.
Check Transaction History for a detailed
account of portfolio activity.
Teacher Support Center
Teacher Support Center

1. Understanding SMG
2. Manage Student Portfolios
3. In the Classroom
4. Ready to Plan
Understanding SMG
Manage Student Portfolios
View Rankings and Portfolios
Ready to Plan
4 Grade Divisions
4 Mastery Levels
Subject Divisions
 Registration
Illinois Stock Market Game
Free to ALL Illinois Schools!
Through generous support from
Cabrera Capital Markets LLC,
HSBC-North America,
and A.G. Edwards,
SMG is free to all schools (grades 4-12) in Illinois!

The online registration must reflect that

3-5 students are on each team.

Teams must make a valid trade by October 19

or they will be deleted.
 Registration Deadlines
-SMG Session Non-Chicago Schools
(Sept. 4, 2007 Dec. 7, 2007): October 12

-SMG Year-Long Session

(Sept. 4, 2007 April 25, 2008): October 12

-SMG Session City of Chicago Only

(Sept. 4, 2007 Dec. 7, 2007): November 2

-SMG New Teacher Promo

(Oct. 1, 2007 Oct. 19, 2007; Jan. 14, 2008 Feb. 1, 2008)
Illinois Council on Economic Education
SMG Training Workshops
 Special Illinois Rules

-Minimum stock rule:

Teams must trade a minimum of 4 different stocks.

-Maximum equity rule:

Teams may invest no more than 30% of their total
equity in any one company.
 Contact Information

Illinois Council on Economic Education

Marty Paul or Beth Metzler
mpaul@niu.edu or bmetzler@niu.edu
1-877-436-3266
Weekdays 8:00am 4:30pm
InvestWrite
-The learning doesnt stop when the
trading stops
-Builds a bridge between classroom
learning and the real world
-Adds an additional critical thinking
component to help reinforce concepts
learned during The Stock Market Game
Program
-Integrates across subjects throughout
your curriculum
 Basics
-Every student registered in SMG
Program is eligible
-Participate by writing essays in their
grade division: elementary (4-5),
middle (6-8), and high (9-12)
-Every topic (different for each
division) introduces or relates to
investment principles linked to the
SMG Program
 Basics

-Teachers can choose to assign the

InvestWrite writing topic as an in-
class or homework assignment
-Both teachers and students have a
chance to win gift certificates, laptop
computers, trips to New York and
Disney World
-Learn more at www.investwrite.info
 Closing Thoughts
The Stock Market Game Program instills
an understanding of the need to save and
invest at an early age.

The Stock Market Game Program is not

just a game, its an education for life.