In my economic classes, we are two weeks into our "Stock Market Game," a program of the SIFMA Foundation, which stands for "Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association."  This foundation is dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of the financial markets for individuals of all backgrounds.

One of the student teams is currently ranked second (out of 515) in the state of Pennsylvania and first (out of 120) in the eastern region. Gianna Carosella '20, Tom Smith '20, and Gabe Ytkin '20 currently have earned a 4.6% return after two weeks on their initial $100,000 starting equity amount, giving them $104,782 at the moment.

Eight weeks remain in the ten-week game so we'll see what happens, but they are off to a great start. Stay tuned!