The National Stock Market Simulation (SMS) is a classroom activity played by teams of students from across the nation. We have state endorsed SMS, Stock Market Simulations and have the National SMS available for teachers to participate if we don't have a state specific SMS web page for their area. Teams are each given $ 100,000 in hypothetical money. The teams attempt to increase the value of their portfolios over a ten-week period by buying and selling shares of stock listed on the New York, American, and NASDAQ Stock Exchanges. Mutual Funds, margin and short selling are also taught.

The SMS is played using the Internet or a toll-free fax machine for those without Internet access. There is no student per team minimum or maximum. We recommend 3-5 students per team; the less per team, the more interaction each student has with the simulation. However, we leave the number of students per team to the teachers, since each class is different and because funding is different per school. Teams may trade 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any computer any time. Software is not needed to participate - no need to download anything, the simulation is completely web based and it is The cost is only $12 per team.!

The SMS is most often played in math, social studies and business education classes. Gifted and talented and vocational programs also frequently sponsor teams. Learning benefits of the game include an increased understanding of economic and financial concepts, math and computer applications, and encouragement to research, using newspapers, magazines, and Internet sites.

For schools in Europe, please visit our European SMS site at http://www.europeansms.com.

The National Stock Market Simulation is produced by Stock-Trak, Inc. located in Atlanta, GA. For further information on the National Stock Market Simulation, please contact us.