The Stock Market Game™

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The Stock Market Game
www.stockmarketgame.org
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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
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Core Skills and Concepts
-Critical thinking -Decision-making -Cooperation
and communication -Independent research -Saving
and investing
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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.
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Most importantly,
The Stock Market Game instills an understanding
of the need to save and invest at an early age.
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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
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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
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New Enhanced Site
Student and Instructor Components
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Student Teams
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Rules of the Game
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Path to Investing
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The Account Summary page provides a snapshot of
your portfolios equity.
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Account Holdings lists all of the securities
in your portfolio.
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Investor Research
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Check Transaction Notes
to investigate unexecuted transactions.
Check Transaction History for a detailed
account of portfolio activity.
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Teacher Support Center
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Teacher Support Center

• Understanding SMG
• Manage Student Portfolios
• In the Classroom
• Ready to Plan

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Understanding SMG
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Manage Student Portfolios
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View Rankings and Portfolios
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Ready to Plan
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4 Grade Divisions 4 Mastery Levels Subject
Divisions
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Registration Illinois Stock Market Game
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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.

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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)

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Illinois Council on Economic EducationSMG
Training Workshops
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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.

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Contact Information

• Illinois Council on Economic Education
• Marty Paul or Beth Metzler
• mpaul_at_niu.edu or bmetzler_at_niu.edu
• 1-877-436-3266
• Weekdays 800am 430pm

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InvestWrite
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-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
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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
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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
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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.