![]() ![]() It’s probably not the best rule, but it will show you how things work.Īnd you’re playing the game! Jump in, get wet. We must walk before we run, grasshoppers…) Simple rule: if a company seems to be on an upswing, buy some shares of it. Apple’s ticker is APPL for example.) You’ll see lots of information (that I will talk about during this class, but that’s still some weeks off unfortunately. Click on the tickers of a few (the ticker is the symbol of the company. Once you click on that you’ll see a list of companies in the news. What should you do now, before the scoring phase? Practice! And the best way to start is to Trade. I’ll post an announcement (as well as provide a link on the Learn website) concerning how the game will be scored, but now you know the basic premise. Well done! If the index fell by 4% but your portfolio only fell by 2%, then again, well done! Now that you’re registered, what next? The goal of the game is to out-perform the S&P500 index (some people refer to this as a benchmark index.) If the S&P500 increases by 5% during the month and your portfolio increases by 10%, then you out-performed the index by 5 percentage points. You are “competing” against the S&P500, not each other. You have lots of other things to do, so don’t become a day trader. If you try to register and at any time you are asked to supply bank or credit card information, you are on the WRONG website. (Notice you didn’t have to provide any financial information to register for the game.) The simulation is quite good, except that it isn’t in real time (I think it’s delayed,) and any money you make doesn’t get deposited into your bank account. You can research companies/stocks, buy and sell shares. To join either game enter the password: Econ212S18. Enter UNMEcon212S18 (it will automatically find all games for UNMEcon as an autofill) and you should see the class game.ġ1. above, click on your name and choose Gamesġ0. At the far right of the same header bar you used in 2. After you complete the registration, go to the home page.Ĩ. (It might go to your junk folder.) Follow the instructions.ħ. You will get a confirmation email from Dow Jones to complete your registration. Once you are registered you can simply click the Log In button when you visit the Marketwatch website.Ħ. It is safe and won’t ask you for a credit card, and won’t generate any junk mail.Ĥ. Click on the Signup button and follow the instructions. At the top right you will see a button to SignUp. Here’s how to register for the stock market game at ġ. ![]()
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