Junior Achievement of the Heartland and RSM are hosting JA Take Stock in Your Future and JA Stock Market Challenge, a simulation-based program that allows high school students to compete, invest and trade faux funds, create draft portfolios and finalize stock selections, JA announced in a news release.
The program will take place on Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Rogalski Center Ballroom, St. Ambrose University. Students will participate during the day with a corporate competition running 5-7:15 p.m.
“JA Stock Market Challenge is an exciting JA educational offering,” Dougal Nelson, president and CEO of JA of the Heartland, said in the release. “This learning experience, made possible with the support of RSM, is building future leaders by bringing to life buying and selling stocks.”
The JA Stock Market Challenge and JA Take Stock in Your Future introduces high school students to the stock market, shows them how it works and illustrates how current events can impact the market. Students may then discover the benefits and challenges of investing in the stock market as part of a broader, long-term investment strategy and the risks and rewards of trading, the release states.
The JA Stock Market Challenge also provides an opportunity for corporate teams of three to four players to evaluate trends and compete for the attention of floor traders to make trades, buy and sell shares. The team with the highest ROI at the end of 60 days will be crowned the JA Stock Market Champion, according to the release.
For more information about the JA Stock Market Challenge and its student and corporate competitions, visit the event website.
