| There are several different variations on the stock | | | | money in the stock market game that they use to |
| market game but the ultimate goal is always the | | | | invest and make their purchases and decide how |
| same. The purpose of the game is to help teach how | | | | much to spend and on which stocks. |
| the stock market works using virtual money and real | | | | Once the initial stocks are selected it becomes time |
| stock market statistics. This means that there are | | | | to heavily monitor the performance of each stock to |
| usually several teams as well and the students or | | | | ensure they perform well. The ultimate goal is to |
| players are divided into teams. At the end the team | | | | walk away as the team with the most money at the |
| that has the most money usually wins some sort of | | | | end and to at least leave the game with the same |
| prize for making the best financial decisions. | | | | amount that you started with. This is a great |
| Many schools also use the stock market game to | | | | exercise that helps simulate the real world stock |
| help teach some advance skills in math that are | | | | market because of the fact that real figures are |
| actually used in real life. This is a great way to help | | | | used and data used to make decisions in the stock |
| students get some hands on experience with math in | | | | market game is the same research that is used to |
| a way that would otherwise not be possible as well | | | | make decisions by real investors all around the world. |
| as help teach about one of the most popular forms | | | | The age of the players in the stock market game |
| of investments that exists in the world. With so | | | | can range from students in the 6th grade to adults |
| many companies traded in the stock market it is a | | | | who are in their 60's and looking to begin investing in |
| very wise investment for students and others who | | | | the stock market to even those people who never |
| are looking into the stock market to play a few | | | | think they will invest in the stock market. Because of |
| rounds of the stock market game before investing | | | | the fact that the stock market game uses real |
| real money. | | | | numbers and companies it is by far one of the best |
| The primary purpose of the game is to see who has | | | | investments that can be used overall by anyone who |
| the most money at the end of a specific period. This | | | | is looking to gain some experience in a very complex |
| period is usually one month or so and involves | | | | investment area. With a good instructor and mediator |
| checking the performance of stocks on a daily basis | | | | this can be the single best exercise to help teach |
| and making decisions about whether to buy or sell | | | | responsible and appropriate investment strategies |
| based upon the overall performance of the stock. In | | | | without having to worry about losing actual real |
| addition each team is assigned a certain amount of | | | | money. |