The Stock Market Game is the perfect tool to help your students build a fundamental understanding of investing while providing them with real-world skills practice. Hosted by the SIFMA Foundation, the online competition is free for DECA members. In teams of one to three DECA members, participants develop and manage a virtual investment portfolio of stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Register your members to get started today. The event began on September 14, but there’s still time to join!

The Stock Market Game Teacher Support Center is a searchable library of curriculum resources, lesson plans, assessments and standards correlations that help you introduce your students to personal finance fundamentals, including saving and investing. Register now to access all resources, or use these tools to get started:

The top 25 teams from each region will qualify to present their portfolio during ICDC. This official competitive event consists of a written document describing the investment project and oral presentation. Eligibility to attend the international conference is determined by the chartered associations, based on their policies.

This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards:

Discover more classroom activities at deca.org/digitalclassroom.