National Challenge – Teacher Info
About The Challenge
The Personal Finance Lab Teacher’s Challenge is a trading competition open to all teachers using any of the portfolio simulations powered by StockTrak. Teachers from around the country compete to build a $100,000 portfolio of US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds, with live national rankings.
How To Join
Click the link below to register.
If you already have a teacher account on PersonalFinanceLab.com, this will add this contest automatically to your account – you can switch between the National Challenge and your class portfolios by using the drop-down menu on every page.
If you are new to PersonalFinanceLab, you will need to create a login to participate.
Contest Rules
- Build a $100,000 portfolio of global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds.
- Margin trading and short selling is allowed.
- Day trading is not allowed.
- No interest will be earned on cash, 8% interest will be charged on all loan balances.
- Each student can have only 1 contest portfolio – multiple entries will result in disqualification.
- There will be an audit at the conclusion of the contest to verify ranking accuracy. Any adjustments or disqualifications during the auditing process are final.
- See the Personal Finance Lab general Rules and the Terms and Conditions for other restrictions.
Prizes
The top-ranked teacher will win a $200 Pizza Party for their class, plus a PersonalFinanceLab t-shirt.