๐ Your Goal
You start with ยฃ5,000 of pretend money. Buy and sell shares in companies to grow it as much as possible before time runs out!
A share means you own a tiny piece of a company. If the company does well, your share goes up in value. If it does badly, it goes down!
๐ Step by Step
1
Press "Start Trading!" and enter your name
You will be given a secret investor role with a special goal!
2
Watch the news feed for events
Good news usually pushes prices UP. Bad news pushes prices DOWN.
3
Pick a company and click BUY or SELL
Choose how many shares you want, then press Execute Order.
4
Try to spread your money around different companies
This protects you if one company gets bad news!
5
When time runs out, press "See My Results"
Tell your teacher your final Profit / Loss โ they will add it to the class board on screen!
๐ Business Words to Know
- Share / Stock: A tiny piece of ownership in a company
- Shareholder: Someone who owns shares (that's YOU!)
- Profit: When your portfolio is worth more than you started with
- Loss: When it is worth less than you started with
- Diversification: Spreading money across different companies to reduce risk
- Portfolio: All the shares you own
- Market Shock: A sudden big event that moves ALL prices