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Investment Game Description

Investment Game information:

Virtual Stock Exchange site

Monthly reports

Scoring the game

The investment project is made up of two investment games, each lasting a month.  The first game runs from October 1 to October 31, and the second from November 1 to the 30th..  You will be investing through your Virtual Stock Exchange account.  This is a free stock market simulation site, so be warned: the old economic adage often suits--you get what you pay for!  If you choose not to play the market, you must do the portfolio project.

Here is the information for the simulation.

Game ID: econ212f07
Game PW: econ212game
The game does not start until Sept. 1

  1. Open this link and enter the Game ID.
  2. Click on the 'Join Game' link.
  3. If you are an existing Virtual Stock Exchange member, enter your Email address and Password in the login panel and get set to trade. If you are a new user, follow the link to register - it's easy.
  4. Follow the instructions and start trading.

Join now, and see how you do in the econ212f07 simulation. Can you master the market?

The game is played as a real-time stock market simulation.  You are given a cash account of $100,000 and each month you can buy and sell stocks with the funds in that account.  The value of your account is calculated in real-time, once any trades have been completed.  You can keep any amount of the cash as cash, so you don't have to buy all stocks.  You can also buy funds that are publicly traded.   

If, however, you are risk averse, then you have the option of earning your 300 project points another way.

You will earn points for the project based on the value of your portfolio at the end of each month.  The scoring of the investment game is somewhat complicated, so I provide a detailed description elsewhere (click here, or on the left.)

You are required to submit a monthly report for each of the scoring months (October and November) in order to gain credit for the investment game. Even if you don't trade during a month, you must submit a report!

There may be alternatives to VSE, and if you wish to use one of these, please discuss it with me first.