The Stock Market Game

Recently, I came across an economics game for secondary students.  The game is called the Stock Market Game.  The Stock Market Game is an online based simulation of the global markets, it engages students in the complex world of economics and finance.  The goal of this game is to help students not only understand the complex world of economics and finance, but also prepare students to live an independent financial future.  

The Stock Market Game was developed by the SIFMA Foundation and their main goal is to help people of diverse backgrounds gain and acquire knowledge of the financial markets.  These programs that the SIMFA Foundation provides typically supports educators who teach secondary education. Like the Stock Market Game, the SIFMA Foundation provides programs and tools to engage young people in educating them about the global economic system. 

There are some proven benefits for students who have utilized this game in the past.  One major benefit is that students who have used the Stock Market Game have realized an increase in test scores regarding topics in economics and finance than their peers who never used the program. Educators have also experienced a major change in their students overall motivation to study economics and finance compared to students who never played the game.  The program even provides teachers easy access to lessons.  

Even though, this is typically used for an economics or finance class, the Stock Market Game has been known to be used for language arts and mathematics classes! This is a great versatile program for any educator who wants to engage their students in learning about the complex financial world!