Econ Illinois:
The Stock Market Game™ program
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Celebrating 22 Years in Illinois!
Winners, Spring 2010
More than 17,000 students participated in one of six sessions. The online portfolio simulation for student teams extended from February 1 - April 23 for schools in the City of Chicago; January 11 - April 23 for schools elsewhere. A late winter session ran from February 16 - April 23; the noncompetitive Enrichment Session ran March 22 - May 28.
In addition to the Spring sessions, students whose teachers enrolled them in the Year-Long session which started in the fall, continued to manage their portfolios through April 23. And, a noncompetitive mid-year session bridged the winter break, running November 2 - February 12. In any session, students began portfolio management when it best fit the teacher's schedule, within the timeframe of their session.
- Cabrera Statewide Award, 2009-2010 Results
- DeKalb County Challenge Results and Photos
- National Capitol Hill Challenge Results
- General Sessions Results
- City of Chicago Winners' Reception
- InvestWrite Spring 2010 Winner
Cabrera Statewide Award, 2009-2010 Results
Eligible teams competed in one of six fall and spring sessions. This competition did not include the Year-Long, Midyear (Nov-Feb) or Enrichment (Mar-May) sessions. The top high school team receives a two-night trip to New York City; the top elementary team receives an overnight stay at the Union League Club of Chicago with visits and tours in the financial district.
High School Winner: Fasman Yeshiva HS, Rabbi Mordechai Ginsparg, teacher. Final Equity: $196,124; return of 89.99% over the S&P 500. The team was competing in the Spring Open session, running January - April. Of the four companies in which this team invested, one was their true winner.
See the photo album of the Fasman Yeshiva trip to New York City in June! The group was accompanied by Ms Cheryl Maness, past SMG winning teacher recently retired from Sycamore High School, Sycamore.
- Elementary Winner: St Monica School, Chicago. Teacher is Christopher Haruska. The team finished with $144,095 in equity, and returned 33.16% over the S&P 500. See the link to their PowerPoint presentation in the report of the City of Chicago award reception below.
The elementary winners from St. Monica School had multiple experiences during their 24 hours in Chicago's financial district.
On their arrival day, they first visited the offices of Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC. Cynthia Lau, Econ Illinois Board of Trustees member and Cabrera's Vice President of Human Resources spoke with the students and introduced staff who discussed their specific job at Cabrera and asked about the St Monica team's investment strategy. Students learned the mission of Cabrera and how customers' accounts are managed. Students observed the desks of the traders, learning about the multi-tasking environment and necessity of checks-and-balances. They found it interesting that inspite of technology, there was need for a paper trail! Finally, an intern with Cabrera talked about his career goals and how the experience at Cabrera will help him after college. Martin Cabrera, president and founder of Cabrera Capital, is an Econ Illinois Governing Board member and past Stock Market Game student!
At the Federal Reserve Bank, students were guided through the Money Museum, watched the video about the Federal Reserve system and spoke with Bill Testa, Econ Illinois Board of Trustees member and Vice President and Director of Regional Programs at the Chicago Fed. The students also toured the sub-basement at the Fed and observed money being sorted, counted and shredded. They were shown some of the security measures that protect the great amount of money that passes through the Fed on a daily basis.
At the CME Group, Chicago Board of Trade, students viewed an informative video about the nature of the CME Group and the Board of Trade. Then they watched the close of the grain pits, seeing the lively action within the final minutes of trade. They also viewed the very large trading floor of the financial pits.
On the morning of departure, students were joined for breakfast by Cynthia Lau, and Adam Ginsburgh, Econ Illinois Board of Trustees member and Vice President, Private Wealth Management, Investment Management Division, Goldman, Sachs & Co. Topics discussed included careers, investment strategy and goals and stock selection.
DeKalb County Challenge results and photos
View the information and results page of the 2010l Dekalb County Challenge pull-out competition for teachers in DeKalb County.
National Capitol Hill Challenge Results
The national competition, Capitol Hill Challenge, is held during the spring semester and includes teams from all over the country. This spring, the competition concluded on May 7. Of Illinois participants, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Chicago, came out on top, earning 4th place over all. Read the complete results and see who participated.
General Sessions Results
- Year-Long Session, September 8, 2009 - April 23, 2010
- Spring 2010 Open Session, January 11 - April 23
- Spring 2010 Chicago-Only Session, February 1 - April 23
- Spring 2010 Late Winter Open Session, February 16 - April 23
City of Chicago Winners' Reception
At the awards reception held at Tribune Tower on May 12, and hosted by Chicago Tribune News in Education, First Place teams from the City of Chicago session present a PowerPoint show accompanied by dialogue in explanation of their session's portfolio management strategy.
See the SMG City of Chicago Award Reception Photo Album.
- St Andrew School PowerPoint show
- St Monica School PowerPoint show
- Noble Street Charter Rauner Campus PowerPoint show
View the Reception program.
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