David Pruitt
Presenter
Welcome to the training….
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Focused solely on education for more than 25 years
More than 9 million students reached since 1977
Over 35,000 plus Texas students participated last
year
Training Goals
• Overview of SMG Program
• Review Investment Basics
• Use Online Trading Account
• Check Out Resources: Teacher Support Center Hands on Banking Virtual Economics CD
Sources of InformationYou can find the information we discuss today at…..
www.stockmarketgame.org Teacher Support Center
SMG Advisor Companion
www.economicstexas.org Click on Stock Market Game
Investment Professional
SMG Help Desk
Help is Always Available!
Call 1-888-SMG-TCEE
Include team log in and details
What is the Stock Market
Game?
1. Online curriculum materials that teach concepts related to investing, economics, math and more.
2. 10 week Internet based investment trading simulation
3. Regional competition
SMG offered in Fall and Spring g
Fall: September 26 – December 2, 2011
Spring: February 6 –April 13, 2012
• Students work in teams of 2 - 5
• Teams learn economic concepts
• Research companies
• Teams select investments
• Each team begins with $100,000
• Can buy on margin / 7% interest
Buy, sell, short sell or short cover stocks and mutual funds in their online trading account
Stocks and mutual funds listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ may be traded
Manage their portfolio of stocks and mutual funds over the 10 week period.
Students Learn About Investing Apply Academic Skills
Interdisciplinary Benefits
Of TheStock Market Game
Social Studies
Economics Current Events History Geography Government Citizenship Global Studies
Math
Graphs Calculations Basic Computation Percentages Ratios Decimals Estimation
Business Education
Record Keeping Business
Organization Financial
Planning Entrepreneurship Decision Making Critical Thinking
Skills
Language Arts
Vocabulary Presentations Spelling Comprehension Reading Research
Family & Consumer Sciences
Personal Finance Budgeting Resources
Management Group Decision
Making Conflict Resolution Critical Thinking
Technology
Internet Research Keyboarding Word Processing Presentations Data Entry
SMG Activities / TEKS Correlation
Available at www.economicstexas.org Click on Stock Market Game• 4th – 8th Grade Math• 4th – 8th Grade Social Studies• Intro to Business• High School Economics
Also in Teacher Support Center Select Publications then Standards
Regional Competition
Divisions
Grades 4 & 5Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12 Adults/Teachers
Regional awards based on increased value of portfolio
Total Equity
Student Recognition
Each student on the top 2
performing teams in each division receives:
1st Place - $50 Check2nd Place - $25 Check
Plaque for 1st Place schoolCertificates
Team Fees
$10.00 / student team of 2-5 students
Teacher Teams / $10.00
Payment
Purchase Order or check should be made out to:Texas Council for Economic Education
1801 Allen ParkwayHouston, TX 77019
Invoice is emailed to teacher after session begins
You will be billed for all registered teams. Report registration changes by the end of
week 2 to [email protected] .
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SMG PROGRAM
National Essay Contest open only to registered Stock Market Game students.
Critical thinking component
A method of assessing student performance through writing.
Incentives for student achievement through awards and prizes.
Texas Winners in Top Ten
Winners in all InvestWrite divisions
Dallas, El Paso, Houston &
San Antonio
9 top ten winners
Three 1st place winners
State awards
InvestWrite Prizes
Great prizes awarded to top 10 winner in each division
Trips to NYC, Netbook computers, gift cards for students and teachers
For details visit www.InvestWrite.info
www.investwrite.info
What Do You Need to Get Started?
Computer
Email Address Visit www.economicstexas.org click Stock Market Game
Register teams at www.stockmarketgame.org
Receive login ID/password by email
Review online Teacher Support Center
Investment Inventory
• Passbook Savings Account• Money Market Account• Certificate of Deposit • Bonds• Mutual Funds• Stocks
The Pyramid of Risks and Reward
Highest Risk---Highest Potential Return or Loss
Stocks Mutual Funds
BondsCertificates of Deposit
Savings Account
Lowest Risk---Lowest Potential Return or Loss
Savings Accounts: Provide a very small, but steady return.
Certificates of Deposit: Very safe, but instant access carries a penalty.
Bonds: Lending money to a corporation or government, with a promise of higher returns than those offered by bank savings accounts and CD’s.
Mutual Funds: Managed accounts – diversification
Stocks: part ownership in a company, offering higher risks and potentially, higher returns than some other investments.
WHAT INVESTMENT IS BEST RIGHT NOW?
COST / BENEFIT ANALYSIS
SafetyRisk vs. Reward
Ease of Getting CashEase of Opening an Account
Stock Selection Information
Teacher Guide on the Teacher Support Center
TSC: In the Classroom Core Lessons
www.economicstexas.org Click on SMG
Step 1:Register at www.stockmarketgame.org
SMG Pre-Registration
Requests basic information
Email address required for advisor
Number of teams and class information
Register as early as possible
Access to Teacher Support Center Account earns interest on cash balance
Click Here to Select Your Country. International Teachers select International.
Click Here to begin the registration process.
Be Sure to check your Agreement. Otherwise your registration will not be processed.
Make sure all of the bolded areas of the registration form are completed. It is important that You provide an active Email Address. Otherwise your registration will not be processed.
• Advisor ID/Password emailed shortly after your registration is submitted.
• Used to access the Teacher Support Center Sample Username: TX5_43_T21987 Password: BNHI1234
• A login username/password will arrive by email for each registered team beginning three weeks before the start of the session
Name: Wybrant, Megan
G: West /Central Texas Stock Market Game 2010-09-27 - 2010-12-03
Location: TX
DayPhone: 2543366500
E-mail Address: [email protected]
Assigned User Id:TX4_22_T209075 password:XWW16819Team Ids and Passwords will be generated and emailed separately.
Workshop:
Notes:
Registration Email Notification
The Perfect Resource forStock Market Game
Advisors
Teacher Support Center
Teacher Support Center Provides:
Online teacher training and technical assistance
Lesson plans and teaching resources
Team management tools
Up-to-date SMG program news
1. Understanding the SMG
2. Manage Student Portfolios
3. In the Classroom – Curriculum Materials
Teacher Support Center
Getting Started
info
Search & SortFacilities!
Great Source of
Info!
Three Main Tabs
Expanded News
Box
1.Teacher Guide
2. Understanding Portfolios
3. Rules of the Game
4. Promotional Materials
5. Related Links
Understanding the SMG
Click Headings for detailed link descriptions
Search by Keyword
Search by Grade, Level, Subject, and Topic
Organized by Unit and Topic
Click on Lesson Name to access Lesson
Core Lessons
Click an Activity Link
for an Activity
Select a Location
for Correlated Standards
Click the Lesson Name for the Lesson
Click Lesson Name for Lesson
Click Standard Number for description
SMG Newsletters
The newsletters available through the SMG program add the the effectiveness of teaching about the stock market.
Students Log On atwww.stockmarketgame.org
Click Menu to return to the portfolio’s Welcome page.
Your initial Cash Balance is $100,000. It requires an overnight process to set up the your portfolio’s Cash Balance.
A 2% Broker’s Fee is charged per transaction.
Account Summary
The Net Cost/Share is the price of the share plus the 2% Broker’s Fee.
Business Hours are 9:30AM - 4PM ET, Monday - Friday.
Account Holdings
Account Holdings Help Page
Transaction History provides a detailed summary of all portfolio activity including interest earned by the Cash Balance.
Transaction History
Gains and Losses occur when stock is sold. Until then its performance is recorded in the Unrealized Gains and Losses section of Account Holdings.
Gains and Losses
www.hoovers.com and http://finance.yahoo.com are also good sites for company research and ticker lookup.
Investor Research
It is a good idea to Validate Ticker before you submit a trade.
Limit Orders will not carry over past the current business day.
Enter a Trade
Check Transaction Notes Descriptions to make sure your trades were accepted.
Transaction Notes
There are 2 Rankings groupings: Region (based on grade level, school type, etc.) and Coordinator (includes all active SMG participants in your area).
There are 2 Types of Rankings: S&P Growth (measures portfolio performance against the S&P Index) and Total Equity (measures total equity of portfolio).
Rankings
Final Thoughts
Building Wealth over the Long Term
Three rules of saving and investing
1. Start early
2. Buy and hold (the “good stuff”)
3. Diversify
The Stock Market
If you buy and sell on the ups and downs, you may loose money.
If you hold on for the long term, the ups are greater than the downs.
Real Life Investing
A Proven Tool to Improve the Learning Experience in the
Classroom
…..more than a game,
an education for life.
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