JA Stock Market Challenge 2024

JA Stock Market Challenge is where students and teachers have the unique opportunity to apply their knowledge in a real-world setting following five weeks of lessons. Teams of students compete by utilizing simulated funds to invest and trade within a fictitious market. Through this engaging competition, participants fine-tune their stock selection skills, learn best practices, cultivate financial acumen, and embrace the risks and rewards inherent to the stock market.

Teams are issued $1,000,000 to buy mock stock in fictitious companies. Once the opening bell is rung, the market opens and every 60 seconds is a new trading day. Teams track stock performance on the event screens and identify trends based on the hot tips and press releases shared. Due to the volatile market, and the game’s frantic pace, teams are challenged as they compete for the largest portfolio by the end of trading.