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We offer a free stock market game featuring real-time stock prices and rankings that allows users to learn about the stock markets and practice investing in stocks, ETFs, bonds, and mutual funds.
Register and immediately receive $100,000 in virtual cash and get access to all the helpful lessons and videos in our Education Center. All users can create their own custom contests and challenge their friends, family or co-workers.
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Create your own private competition for your class or club. Set the contest dates that work best for your class schedule (have your students trade for one week, one month, one year-whatever works best for you!), choose the initial cash balance, and set other contest rules like commission rates.
To get your class started with our free stock market game, just register now and then follow the links to create your own contest.
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Finding great resources for economics and personal finance classes can be tough – which is why we are here to help! HowTheMarketWorks is the only free stock game designed for the classroom. Your students can sign up with their own username, or you as the teacher can generate accounts to distribute to your class – requiring no personal information whatsoever!
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Perfect for classrooms Grade6to12
- Create your own custom contests
- Trade International Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds
- 300 Built-in Investing, Personal Finance and more Lessons
- National Contests every Semester with Prizes
- Students can earn financial literacy certificates
- Budgeting Game for Personal Finance Classes
- Live Chat Support & Account Managers for Teachers
- Advanced Reporting Tools for Teachers
- Advanced Research Tools
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Perfect for universities & campus wide financial literacy challenges
- Create your own custom contests
- Trade International Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures & Forex
- 300 Built-in Investing, Personal Finance & Career Development Lessons
- National Contests every Semester with Prizes
- Students can earn financial literacy certificates
- Budgeting Game for Personal Finance Classes
- Live Chat Support & Account Managers for Teachers
- Advanced Reporting Tools for Teachers
- Advanced Research Tools