Intro to SMG

Your Introduction to...

The Stock Market Game

Georgia Council on Economic Education

& Me

• Students play in teams of 1-3

• $100,000 to invest over 10 weeks

• Buy & sell stocks and mutual funds

• Real companies – real prices – real market fluctuations

• Winners based on highest total equity value

• Appropriate for grades 4-12

• Spring game: Feb 5 - April 12

The Basics

Stock-

An ownership share, or shares of ownership, in a corporation.

You can own a piece of…

Diversification & Profiting

●You should buy stock in companies that are:

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Currently profitable

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You think will become profitable in the future (more risky)

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Diversify your portfolio- Invest in different types of industries.

Can You Buy Stock in…

No. There are no public

shares. CFA is all
“privately” held.

No. Most small

businesses like this
don’t issue shares

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What is a parent company?

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What is a parent company?

Exchanges

• Places where legal transactions of stock take place

Brokerages

The Stock Market Game is your brokerage

• Connect YOU to the exchanges

What about Crypto?

• Cryptocurrency is NOT stock
• Students cannot directly buy crypto in SMG

– Too speculative, not tied to company
– There are some crypto mutual funds available

WHAT ARE

YOUR

QUESTIONS?

Settings, Parameters, and Rules

Simplified Rules One Pager

• Trade a stock before the end of week 3 (02/23)
• Trade AT LEAST 10 shares of 3 stocks

– Make sure they cost $3 or more
– Hold them for 3 consecutive weeks
– Don’t spend more than $45,000 on one stock

• This will keep you in compliance with the Georgia AND

National Rules

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Find it in the Google Drive

REALITY CHECK 2

• Minimum share price = $3 for all stocks
• End of Day Pricing
• $5 transaction fee
• Interest charged on borrowed money
• Georgia Rules
• 30% Equity Rule

WHAT ARE

YOUR

QUESTIONS?

• Competition runs 10 weeks

⚬ Fall game: Feb 5-Apr 12

• That DOES NOT mean you need to dedicate all 10 weeks

of your class time to teaching the Stock Market Game!

• Middle & High School

⚬ Introduction: 2-3 periods for intro,overview,how to
⚬ HW- stock brainstorm
⚬ During the game: all out of class

• Elementary

⚬ Introduction: shorter (ex. 20-30 min intro day 1)
⚬ During the game: no more than 15-20 minutes a

week

HOW MUCH TIME SPENT?

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If you could buy stock in any 5 companies,
you wanted…which 5 would you choose?

STOCK MARKET GAME
AWARDS LUNCHEON

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How do I know what to buy?

● YOU DON’T

Match

How do I know what to buy?

Match the company with its stock symbol

AAPL

DIS

SBUX

HSY

WWE

• AAPL

• DIS

• SBUX

• HSY

• WWE