Why CFA Universities Use Stock-Trak!
Over 1,000 professors, 78% of the top 100 U.S business schools, and many CFA-focused universities use Stock-Trak’s global portfolio simulation in their classes.
Customizable Class Simulations
Professors easily create portfolio simulations for their students and customizing the trading experience to meet their objectives.
Global Markets Coverage
Students can trade global equities, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, options, futures and forex from over 50 exchanges.
Built-in Assessments and Sharpe Ratio and Alpha Calculations
Built-in assignments and assessment verify student completion. Sharpe Ratio and portfolio Alpha calculations and rankings keep students engaged.
Providing CFA-Focused Universities and their Students
Real-World Experience to Help Jumpstart their Careers
Stock-Trak was the highlight of my Finance degree and definitely helped me get my first job.
Increases Student Knowledge and Confidence
Whether you are teaching Investments, Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Corporate or Personal Finance, give your students the practical experience and confidence they need in their future CFA careers. Whether they become corporate analysts, financial advisors, portfolio managers or investment analysts, the Stock-Trak virtual trading platform will help get your students real-world ready.
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Ideal for all CFA Classes and Students
CFA Faculty enjoy the flexibility of the Stock-Trak platform and implement it in a variety of ways depending on the subject matter and student level. With the ability to customize the virtual trading parameters and integrated assignments, each professor creates their own unique learning experience for their students. Request Demo Contact Us Register Now
Class Ranking and Performance Reporting
- Built-in assignments and quizzes to track and verify student completion
- Assessments of student portfolio performance using such ratios as Sharpe Ratio, Jensen’s Alpha, Treynor and Information Ratio
Education Through Gamification
Whether you are using our virtual stock market simulation or our personal budgeting game, each includes embedded curriculum to make sure students are learning each step of the way. Site licenses are available for larger programs, trading rooms, and campus wide financial literacy initiatives. Virtual Stock Trading Personal Budget Game
Give your students real-world training without the real-world risk by using the Stock-Trak virtual trading platform. Whether your students want to become portfolio managers, investment analysts or financial advisors, this virtual trading platform helps them prepare for their interview and their careers.
What Students and Professors are Saying
Based on 2025 Survey Results from Students and Faculty at participating Institutions.
Student Perspective
Significant Value
of students say Stock-Trak adds significant value to their class.
Increased Confidence
report increased confidence in their investing abilities.
Recommend Continuing
recommend their professor continue using Stock-Trak in future classes.
Stronger Job Candidate
believe Stock-Trak has made them a stronger job candidate.
Professor Perspective
Reliable & Robust
of faculty rated the platform as reliable and robust for class use.
Highly Educational
9 out of 10 professors rated Stock-Trak as highly educational.
Curriculum Value
of professors confirmed the platform adds significant value to their curriculum.
Business Schools
of the Top Business Schools use Stock-Trak.
Stock-Trak is the Gold Standard
in financial education for
over 30 years.
Recommended Use Cases
Personal Finance Faculty have used our budget games and virtual trading platform in classes in a variety of ways.
With the ability to customize the content to match your curriculum and time frame, the options are unlimited.
FAQ
Who are we?
- The leading provider of virtual trading applications for universities, high schools, corporations and the general public.
- Our stock market simulation is used by 1,000 professors in 30 countries and their 60,000 students each year.
- 78% of the top 100 U.S. business schools used StockTrak in the last 2 years.
- Students can trade stocks, options, futures, bonds, mutual funds, future options and forex.
- Includes 50 global exchanges such as NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, TSX, London, Euronext (Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, Paris), Frankfurt, Ireland, Prague, Vienna, Zurich, Warsaw, Mexico, Brazil, Bombay, Hong Kong, KL, New Zealand, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Taiwan.
How it works?
Students receive $500,000 (or any amount of your choosing) in a virtual brokerage account. They use this cash to manage a portfolio for the duration of the class with our stock simulation.
This portfolio includes stocks, options, futures, bonds, mutual funds, currencies and other securities from 50 global exchanges.
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Learn more
Learn how easy it is to create a virtual stock trading contest for your class, club or organization.
See how you can customize your trading contest for your class by choosing the dates, initial cash balance, currency,global stock exchanges, commission structure, diversification rules, etc.
Find answers to other common questions and learn everything
you need to know so you can use Stock-Trak like a pro.
Student Accounts and Site License Pricing
Find out about pricing plans on the virtual Stock-Trak
trading application and the new budget game.