Best Investing Simulator for Students
Join over 1,000 professors and 78% of the top 100 U.S. business schools who trust Stock-Trak for their classrooms.
Global Market Access
If you teach it, they can trade it. Give students access to real-time data on Equities, Bonds, Options, Futures, and Crypto across 50+ global exchanges.
Tailored to Your Syllabus
Easily configure trading dates, initial cash, margin rules, and commission structures to match your specific course objectives.
Robust & Detailed Reporting
Monitor student activity with granular reports—from verifying individual trade notes and to assessing performance via risk-adjusted metrics.
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Stock-Trak was the highlight of my Finance degree and definitely helped me get my first job.
Bridging Theory and Practice
Whether you’re teaching the Efficient Market Hypothesis in an Intro to Finance course or testing complex hedging strategies in an Advanced Derivatives class, Stock-Trak gives your students the opportunity to apply your curriculum in real-time.
New Feature: AI-Assisted Analysis
To prepare students for the modern fintech landscape, our new AI Wealth Wizard acts as a virtual analyst, offering students feedback on their portfolio allocation and risk exposure. It doesn’t trade for them—it teaches them how to interpret data like a pro.
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Customized to Your Syllabus
We know that a Corporate Finance class has different needs than a Portfolio Management class. That is why Stock-Trak adapts to you, not the other way around. During the simple class setup, you control the variables to match your specific learning objectives:
- Want to focus only on Equities and Bonds? You can disable Options and Futures at any time.
- Require students to invest in specific international exchanges (e.g., LSE, TSX, Euronext).
- Set position limits to prevent students from “betting the farm” on a single volatile stock.
Easy to Set-Up. Easy to Grade.
The Assignment Engine tracks student activity for you. You set the requirements—such as “Place 3 Limit Orders” or “Trade 2 Corporate Bonds”—and the system automatically verifies completion and updates your gradebook. We provide ready-to-use grading scales to eliminate assessing student performance.
Download class rankings, individual account statements, and full transaction histories for detailed analysis and final grade submission.
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Education Through Gamification
Our platform provides a fully customizable environment for experiential learning. Whether you’re using the Virtual Stock Market Simulation for a derivatives course or the Personal Budgeting Game for a financial literacy program, the platform was designed to reinforce your specific learning objectives.
The simulations are supported by a comprehensive Learn Center of articles, videos, and self-grading quizzes covering core topics in investing, personal finance, economics, and more.
Research consistently demonstrates that Stock-Trak improves student engagement, highlights common behavioral finance mistakes, and significantly enhances investment knowledge compared to traditional lectures alone.
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By Using Stock-Trak’s Trading Room Platform Software, I can now give my students access to the world’s equity markets bringing to life what I and other faculty members are teaching them. It would be extremely difficult to find another platform that comes remotely close to this product’s capability. I believe that Stock-Trak is the perfect combination for any trading room.
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.
FAQ
Who are we?
- The leading provider of financial simulations 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 Stock-Trak 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?
We offer a free Professor Account that allows you to set-up a “Sandbox” class, and test the simulations yourself before inviting a single student.
1. Create Your Account
Register in 2 minutes. No credit card required.
2. Customize Your Class
Set your trading dates, starting cash, and security rules. Then, choose who covers the license fee: the students (via credit card/bookstore code) or the University (via invoice).
3. Invite Students
The system generates a unique class link. Post it to your LMS or syllabus so students can click to register and join your session automatically.
Learn more
Learn how easy it is to create an investing simulation for your class, club or organization.
See how you can customize your session 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.
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Student Accounts and Site License Pricing
We offer flexible pricing models for individual classes, full trading rooms, or university-wide site licenses.
Site licenses are available for larger programs, trading rooms, and campus wide financial literacy initiatives.
How Can We Help?
Schedule a live walkthrough, find answers to commonly asked questions, send us a specific question,
or learn more about your free professor account to see what’s included.