The Stock Market Game is a 10-week simulation of Wall Street trading that has become a popular teaching tool in classrooms for grades 4 through 12. Classes are divided into teams of three to five students who invest a hypothetical $100,000 in common stocks.
The classes can choose to play one of two versions of SMG Worldwide. The fax-trade version uses standardized sheets to record trades, commissions and broker fees, and it is faxed to a state coordinator for compilation and ranking. The Internet version allows students to make all transactions using the Internet.
More than 100 area schools are playing the game through The Washington Post's
Educational Services Department, and many other schools play it independently. Listed below are rankings of the game for Washington Post-sponsored schools and the top teams in state rankings.
For further information, call The Maryland Council on Economic Education at 1-877-383-3920, The Virginia Council on Economic Education at 804-828-6054, or The Washington Post's Educational Services Department at 202-334-4544.
Maryland/D.C.
Washington Post Schools
Rank, School Name, Team ID, Total Equity
Elementary
1. Simon Elementary School, District of Columbia, Team 41015, $100,447.86
2. Lakewood Elementary School, Montgomery County, Team 21039, $100,248.00
3. Lakewood Elementary School, Team 21038, $100,139.80
4. Lakewood Elementary School, Team 21035, $100,094.20
5. Simon Elementary School, Team 41011, $100,069.40
Middle School
1. Leonardtown Middle School, St. Mary's County, Team 21616, $100,656.99
2. Walker Mill Middle, Prince George's County, Team 51123, $100,413.11
3. St. Catherine Labouré, Montgomery County, Team 31030, $100,193.44
4. St. Catherine Labouré, Team 31033, $100,110.26
5. Leonardtown Middle School, Team 21612, $100,016.57
