JA Stock Market Challenge's bell closes in 2024 with new winner

With Chagrin Falls eyeing a three-peat, new challengers rise above

Author: Tyler Adams
Financial Literacy
Published: Wednesday, 08 Jan 2025

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Image caption: Eager students flag down traders to sell and trade their stocks

The second and final JA Stock Market Challenge competition of 2024 not only crowned a new champion, but it also empowered every participating student with the financial confidence they need to succeed in the future.

Each team of three or four iwas issued $1,000,000 of “mock stock” and was required to buy and sell shares in fictitious companies throughout a simulated 60-day trading period.

Trading was fast, fun, and furious with a new day starting every 60 seconds. The goal of each team was to achieve the greatest rate of return on investment by the end of the simulated trading session.

Image caption: Norther Career Institute's Stock Hawks get crowned the winners to close out the year

After back-to-back wins by Chagrin Falls Exempted Village schools, the final event of 2024 crowned a new winner.

December's JA Stock Market Challenge ended with these three teams earning the highest net revenue: first place: Stock Hawks (Northern Career Institute); second place: Alpha Traders (University School); and third place: Bearish Bulls (West Shore Career Center).

The 2024 Fall JA Stock Market Challenge was made possible by The Veale Foundation (Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum), RSM US LLP, Charles Schwab, and Fifth Third Bank.