The 11th Annual TMX The Stock Market Challenge

The 11^thAnnual TMX The Stock Market Challenge

30 teams
60 trading days
1 winner

Join us for an unpredictable ride through the highs and lows of the stock market. Buy low, sell high; buy and hold; diversify – whatever your strategy, The Stock Market Challenge has all the energy and excitement of a trading room floor.

Be one of thirty teams to compete for the highest-valued portfolio in this innovative and high-intensity simulation.

May the best trader win
Teams begin the game with $500,000 trading dollars to invest in fictitious companies. Once the trading begins, there is a new trading day every 80 seconds.  The market is volatile and information updates are provided throughout the course of trading.  Trades are made through traders with handheld devices and are reflected in the results immediately. Teams track their progress on large screens, and after 60 trading days, the team with the largest portfolio wins!

Big rewards. No downside risk
It’s all upside at The 11^thAnnual Stock Market Challenge. Risking big means big rewards for students across Central Ontario. Proceeds of the event support the delivery of Junior Achievement programs that use hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life.

Your support at this event gives students in Central Ontario the opportunity 2b…
innovative: achievers are 50% more likely to open their own business
influential: achievers are three times more likely to hold senior and middle management positions.
impactful: achievers stay in school, encourage new business and succeed in the global economy.
next: they are the next generation of Canadian leaders.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

TSX Stock Market Place

130 King Street West

Registration: 5:30pm

Trading begins: 6:30pm

For more information contact, Jillian Brown, Special Events Manager 416-360-5252 x230 or jbrown@jacentralontario.org