Last winter when sourcing out material to teach a course in Portfolio Management I discovered Stocktrak, a global portfolio simulation website.
Stocktrack allows individuals to create a virtual investment portfolio by making purchases of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options and futures that are purchased from various stock exchanges using real time data.
My students were each given $500,000 virtual cash and as we covered material in class on various investment products and related purchasing techniques such as short selling, options and futures, students were required to research various companies and make purchases to build their portfolio.
I was able to register my class as a group and we were all given access to daily portfolio rankings. This lead to healthy competition and before long I found the students were keen on researching "hot stock tips" both through various websites as well as Stocktrak's own research tabs found on their informative website.
The final results of their portfolios, along with their reflections on best and worst trades were summarized in a project each student submitted. In reviewing the projects, I was happy with this new teaching aid I had found. Stocktrak helped me hold the interest of students and gave them an interactive learning experience and essentially a skill which will help them in their future financial planning activities.
I look forward to hearing your innovative teaching experiences!
Stocktrack allows individuals to create a virtual investment portfolio by making purchases of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options and futures that are purchased from various stock exchanges using real time data.
My students were each given $500,000 virtual cash and as we covered material in class on various investment products and related purchasing techniques such as short selling, options and futures, students were required to research various companies and make purchases to build their portfolio.
I was able to register my class as a group and we were all given access to daily portfolio rankings. This lead to healthy competition and before long I found the students were keen on researching "hot stock tips" both through various websites as well as Stocktrak's own research tabs found on their informative website.
The final results of their portfolios, along with their reflections on best and worst trades were summarized in a project each student submitted. In reviewing the projects, I was happy with this new teaching aid I had found. Stocktrak helped me hold the interest of students and gave them an interactive learning experience and essentially a skill which will help them in their future financial planning activities.
I look forward to hearing your innovative teaching experiences!
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