What is the Stock Market Game Program?
The Stock Market GameTM (SMG) is an educational simulation that teaches about the stock markets, the American economic system and
the global economy. Participants develop skills in math, language arts, research and critical thinking, while building and maintaining a stock portfolio.
SMG is used in grades 4-12, college courses, and by those who seek to learn more about investing. Since 1977, over 8 million students have participated in this national program.
You
can make all your transactions using a personal computer linked
to the Internet. Second, you can access research materials about
companies through the SMG home page. You can also tap into free
research reports from Standard and Poor's and EDGAR, the Securities
and Exchange Commission's database. Third, you can check stock prices
and monitor any changes in your portfolios value throughout the
trading day. Computers make the Game more educational, interesting
and fun.
How Does SMGTM Work? After
registering, you or your team have an "account" with a hypothetical
$100,000 to invest in common stocks listed on the New York and American
Stock Exchanges, and the Nasdaq Stock Market. To guide you in managing
your portfolio, you can explore different investment opportunities
using the SMG's online data resources. The home page, for example,
provides you with recent articles to read about a stock you plan to
buy, sell or hold. Through the Internet, you could also visit the
websites of companies to read their annual reports and press releases.
During the ten-week simulation each fall and spring, you can trade stocks via personal computer. You simply type in a stock's ticker symbol and the transaction
you want to make (buy, sell, short-cover, or short- sell). The value of your trades is then calculated using share prices at the close of the participating stock markets.
Your portfolio is updated daily to tell you the value of your current holdings, brokerage commissions, return on investment, team or individual ranking, and other information. You may qualify to win
plaques, certificates and other awards based on the success of your investment management strategy at the end of the ten-week session. How Do I Sign Up?
Teachers
who want to bring the SMG to their classrooms can access the SMG
homepage on the Internet at http://www.stockmarketgame.org
Click on the state where you live to see how your school can participate.
Your local SMG coordinator will show you how to incorporate the
program into your school's curriculum. Some schools use the Game
in English classes to promote reading while others use it to strengthen
their Economics studies. A Fax version is available for those schools
who do not have access to the Internet. Parents or Grandparents
may play with their children or grandchildren through the adult
competition.
Click here to pay for registered stock market game teams.
Adult
investors who wish to participate can also access the SMG homepage
for registration information. After signing up, you'll be given
an account number and password to participate.
Are Curriculum Materials Provided?
The Iocal coordinator provides curriculum materials such as manuals, lesson plans
and videos tailored to students in different grades.
What's The Cost? There is a small registration fee per team. Internet access costs also vary depending on the service you select from your provider. Who Sponsors The Program?
The Foundation for Investor Education, an affiliate of the Securities
Industry Association (SIA), is the national sponsor. The foundation
provides financial support, materials and other assistance for local
SMG programs. Local sponsors include: state councils and centers
affiliated with the National Council on Economic Education,
newspapers, and non-profit educational organizations.
How Do I Get Involved?
There
are several ways to partcipate: National sponsorship, Corporations,
foundations, SIA member firms, and individuals underwrite the costs
of developing and administering SMG throughout the US. Participant.
Teachers, parents or students start and run SMG programs in their
schools or home. Local Sponsorship. Firms, businesses, individuals,
and others help the SMG programs in their communities by making
classroom presentations, hosting office tours, sponsoring award
ceremonies, or providing financial support.
Stock
Market Game Tie-Ins to Maryland Content Standards
MSA
Reading / MSA Math
Government Standards/HSA
High
School Econ Content
Grades
4-5 Econ Content
Grades
4-5 SS Content
Middle School Econ Content
Middle School SS Content
Mathematics Standards
Grant
from Morgan Stanley offers “free” teams for Title I
(low income) Schools
Thanks to the
generosity of Morgan Stanley, we are able to offer Stock Market
Game teams at no cost to any Maryland or District of Columbia school
that has been designated a Title I School.
High schools
are eligible if their feeder middle/jr. high school is designated
at Title I.
Teachers wishing
to take advantage of this opportunity must indicate in the “NOTES”
section of the registration page that they are registering Title
I teams.
Call Dawn Baker
at 1-877-383-3920 (toll free during the day) or Allen Cox at 1-800-239-5597
(toll free in the evening) to see if your school qualifies and/or
to get more information.
For More
Information, Contact:
Maryland
Council on Economic Education
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
(410) 704-2137
Fax: (410) 704-3796
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