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James Investment Research, one of the nation's premier investment advisors, and The Center for Economic Education at Wright State University sponsor and coordinate the simulation twice a year for ten weeks in a 15-county region, enabling our locals schools to participate in this essential educational tool.
The Ohio Stock Market Simulation is designed to involve students in the exciting world of finance and investing and to encourage teaching of the basic foundations of the stock market, giving your students a head start in preparing for success in our free enterprise system, while promoting leadership, integrity and entrepreneurship.
Teachers can view basic rules and print free lesson plans and other resources by clicking on links located on the left side of this page. The Center for Economic Education also provides an overview of the game via PowerPoint presentation at http://www.wright.edu/cee/stock.html and free one-on-one training sessions via teleconference by making an appointment with Diane Karsch, 937-775-2812.
The Ohio Stock Market Simulation is available in the online version only, with transactions made via the world wide web. Portfolio results and team rankings are available online daily, separated by high school and middle school divisions.
About Stock-Trak, Inc.
The Ohio SMS is produced by Stock-Trak, Inc. Stock-Trak
is one of the top providers of stock market simulation programs for the educational market. At the
college level, the Stock-Trak website
is used by nearly 900 professors each year and has been providing simulations since 1990.
Since 1997, Stock-Trak has been promoting a high school version called the SMS (Stock Market Simulation).
This program has been adopted by several Councils on Economic Education that are affiliated with the
National Council on Economic Education and EconomicsAmerica. In some states where there is not a Council
affiliation, Stock-Trak also works with other educational programs such as the Newspapers in Education
network. The SMS is a fantastic tool to help teachers use the stock market to teach economics, social
studies, math, and computers and technology. Please visit the following state SMS sites for
further information:
Click on the state name to visit the SMS web page
If you are interested in developing a custom stock market simulation, please call 404-574-4040.
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