Central Iowa High School Competition

Thursday, February 26, 2009
10:00 am - 1:15 pm

Junior Achievement of Central Iowa - BizTown
6100 Grand Ave. ~ Des Moines
 

Thank You John Deere Credit !

YOU made it possible for over ONE HUNDRED and THIRTY of the Finest Central Iowa high school students to participate in the upcoming 2009 Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge!

10:00 – 10:15 am
10:15 – 10:35 am
10:35 – 11:15 am
11:15 – 11:25 am
11:25 – 12:05 am
12:05 – 12:15 pm
12:15 -  1:15 pm 

Arrival & Registration
Emcee Introduction & Game Instructions
Opening Bell, First 30 day trading session
Break
Opening Bell, second 30 day trading session
Closing Bell & Awards
Pizza Buffet

H.S. Sponsor Presentation & JA Presentation

Competition Rules

• One school may have up to six teams of 4-5 students, space permitting.

• Every team of four students will begin with $500,000.

• Teams must be comprised of students only; teachers are not allowed on the trading floor, and any team that receives coaching will be disqualified.

• Fictitious company names, 3-letter stock symbols, and a brief description are provided to enable teams to identify the 26 stocks available. Stocks will be mock stock of local companies who are supporting the Stock Market Challenge.

• Floor traders with handheld computers come to tables to take trading orders.

• Three large screens will display the following: Team Net Worth, Daily Stock Prices, Trading days from 1 to 60 and Graphical Depictions of Stock Performance.

• To track progress, Portfolio Statements may be obtained from any of the on-site printing stations.

• Initial stock picks must be submitted to Junior Achievement by February 5, 2009 and are based on information provided in the Stock Descriptions Worksheet. All trades made after the initial stock picks will be subject to a trading commission of 1.25%, which will be automatically deducted from the team’s total.

• Students will receive updates on world events, industry developments, etc. throughout the event; this news will affect stock values and will challenge participants to think on their feet.

• Trading will commence with the ringing of a bell and continue for 40 minutes. After a 20-minute break, trading will resume for another 40 minutes and finish at the ringing of the bell. Each trading period/day will last for 80 seconds; there are 60 total trading