Updates Archives - HowTheMarketWorks https://www.howthemarketworks.com/category/updates/ Free stock market game with real-time trading and built-in lessons, curriculum, and assessments. Create a custom stock game for your class, club, or friends and learn to invest. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:13:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-touch-icon-ipad-retina-32x32.png Updates Archives - HowTheMarketWorks https://www.howthemarketworks.com/category/updates/ 32 32 Investing101 is now included with HowTheMarketWorks! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/investing101-is-now-included-with-howthemarketworks/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:13:53 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=16293 We have a big update to our assignments system for schools! Our HTMW stock game has always paired well with investing courses – we even partnered in the past with Investing101, one of the best investing courses by CNBC, to give free access to schools in years past. But for Fall 2023, we are excited Read More...

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]]> Cryptocurrency Trading Enhancements https://www.howthemarketworks.com/cryptocurrency-trading-enhancements/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:07:11 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=16288 Cryptocurrency trading has been part of HTMW for several years, but we’ve made some important updates for Fall 2023! Cryptocurrency Trading Pit Until now, cryptocurrency trading has been combined with our Stocks and ETFs trading page. This was less than ideal, since there are different data points that are relevant for quotes and research for Read More...

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]]> The HTMW Gamification Update! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/the-htmw-gamification-update/ Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:47:59 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=14691 Keeping students engaged is more important than ever – which is the focus of the latest HTMW update! This Fall, HTMW will feature new Rewards for assignments, Prerequisites to help with class pacing, and Badges to encourage students to above and beyond the class minimums! Rewards: Instant Cash Bonuses! The next time you set up Read More...

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]]> HTMW New Features Webinar – Fall 2019 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/htmw-new-features-webinar-fall-2019/ Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:58:24 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=13370 We just held our webinar recording for the new features this Fall – if you were not able to attend, you can find a recording here:

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]]> HTMW Update – Fall 2019 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/htmw-update-fall-2019/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:46:38 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=13340 The Fall 2019 semester is almost here, and we’ve been busy over the summer! Here’s a highlight of some of the awesome new features we’ve been working on – with more on the way! Feature 1: Class Management Report Is there anything more frustrating than trying to lead a classroom of students who forgot their Read More...

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]]> New Career Center now available! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/new-career-center-now-available/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:09:54 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=13200 Career Development is not just an important part of Personal Finance classes – it is an essential part of what students need to know when they graduate. With this in mind, HTMW is proud to announce our new Career Center, crammed full of awesome resources for teachers, students, and all points in between! What’s Inside Read More...

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]]> New Diversification Rules – Keep Portfolios Separate! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/new-diversification-rules-keep-portfolios-separate/ Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:00:51 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=13140 Stock market games are an awesome way to introduce your students to investing, but keeping them on the right track can be tricky. Some students want to dive into day trading penny stocks, while others will want to pick out a mutual fund and stay out of the action. Striking a balance can be tricky, Read More...

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]]> New Feature – Public Portfolios! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/public-portfolios/ Mon, 01 Oct 2018 18:38:08 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=12787 One of the most common requests we get from teachers is if students can see each other’s trades. Well, now they can!   We added a new contest rule, called “Public Portfolios”. If you turn on public portfolios for your contest, there will be a new “View” button on the rankings page next to each Read More...

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]]> Cryptocurrency Trading Has Arrived https://www.howthemarketworks.com/cryptocurrency-trading-has-arrived/ Mon, 01 Oct 2018 18:29:18 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=12783 One of the most-requested new features in Spring 2018 was cryptocurrency trading, both from students and teachers. You asked and we listened – crypto trading is now available on HowTheMarketWorks! Cryptocurrencies currently share some of the rules from Stocks, such as the commissions and position limits. However, you can trade cryptos both using a quantity Read More...

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]]> Videos Page Update! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/videos-page-update/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:19:45 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=12745 With our most recent update, the HTMW videos page got a great new revision – with each video getting a bigger window and better navigation!   This also means if you create a HTMW Assignment, the links to view each video will now take your students right to the video they need! Happy Trading!

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]]> Editing Assignments! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/editing-assignments/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:13:11 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=12741 You can now edit your assignments on HowTheMarketWorks! In the past, once you created an assignment it was set in stone. With the newest HTMW update, you can add and remove tasks in real time, giving you more control of your class than ever before!   To edit an assignment you’ve already created, go to Read More...

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]]> Trade Notes – Justify Your Trades https://www.howthemarketworks.com/trade-notes-justify-trades/ Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:46:06 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11905 HowTheMarketWorks is all about education – we want students to learn about investing and personal finance by managing their virtual portfolio with carefully-selected trades. How It Works Every time your students place a trade, they will be prompted to enter their “Trade Notes” – a short sentence mentioning why they are placing this trade (almost Read More...

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]]> Trailing Stops Have Arrived! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/trailing-stops-have-arrived/ Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:06:15 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11760 If you have ever wanted to protect your portfolio on HowTheMarketWorks from losses, you have definitely used Stop Orders. The biggest downside of stop orders is, of course, the fact that you have to constantly update them as your investments grow to “lock in” your gains… What are Trailing Stop Orders? Trailing Stop orders work Read More...

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]]> The Dashboard Has Arrived! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/the-dashboard-has-arrived/ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:47:32 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11708 Do your students have a hard time getting started with their portfolio? Do you want a place where you can see all your tools in one place? Us too, which is why we added the new Dashboard to HowTheMarketWorks! The dashboard is just the newest addition to our new design, with your entire suite of Read More...

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]]> New items added to assignments! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/new-items-added-to-assignments/ Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:04:36 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11579 HowTheMarketWorks is growing – and the list of great educational articles you can include in your class assignments is growing too! Last week we added 3 new Personal Finance and Investing articles, plus one great new personal finance calculator! New articles Credit and Using Borrowed Money Getting and Understanding Credit Reports Finding Stocks in Different Read More...

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]]> Assignments Have Gone Mobile! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/assignments-have-gone-mobile/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:34:07 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11552 Have you ever been working on a trading assignment on HowTheMarketWorks, only to be frustrated when you want to check your progress on a mobile device? Not anymore! Mobile Assignments Are Here Whether you are trading on an Android tablet, Windows smartphone, or Apple Watch, you can monitor your assignment progress from anywhere! As always, Read More...

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]]> Real-Time Rankings Are Here! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/real-time-rankings-are-here/ Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:42:37 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11555 Frustrated with the delay between the updates in your portfolio value, and how fast you move on the rankings page? Not Anymore! Real Time Rankings on HowTheMarketWorks In the past, we needed to check everyone’s account and revalue them in a loop to update the rankings page – a process that could take up to Read More...

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]]> Assignments Get An Upgrade! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/assignments-get-an-upgrade/ Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:46:12 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10640 Thousands of teachers have created an Assignment in the last semester on HowTheMarketWorks, and we are happy to report that we’re launching another group of features just for you! Now when you create your custom stock trading game you will be given the option to create an Economics, Personal Finance, Business, Social Studies or Math Read More...

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]]> HowTheMarketWorks Goes Mobile! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/howthemarketworks-goes-mobile/ Mon, 28 Dec 2015 17:30:21 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10637 Mobile HowTheMarketWorks is now live! You can now easily trade on the go with a completely mobile-optimized interface for trading, managing your portfolio, doing research, and everything else you could want on HowTheMarketWorks! Right now, if you log in with a tablet, we’ll still direct you to the full site, but if you’re using a Read More...

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]]> Streaming Prices On Your Open Positions! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/streaming-prices-on-your-open-positions/ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:24:59 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10634 Streaming prices are here! The “Last Price” on your open positions page is now constantly updating – no more need to keep refreshing the page to get the latest prices! The price will now flash green if the price went up, red when it goes down. They update every few seconds, so watch carefully! This Read More...

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]]> Monthly Trading Contests! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/monthly-trading-contests/ Sat, 12 Sep 2015 16:16:45 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10632 We have always been firm believers that it is great practice to continue trading even after your classes end, and we’re starting a new program of monthly stock contests to help support that! These contests are open to everyone – just join for free and start trading! You can find the most up-to-date contest information Read More...

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]]> New Administrator Tools! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/new-administrator-tools/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10629 You’ve asked, and we listened! With this most recent update, teachers have more tools than ever to manage their classes on HowTheMarketWorks. You can access all these new tools from the Rankings page when you’re logged in as the contest creator. Next to each user on the page, you have 3 new buttons: “View”, “Reset” Read More...

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]]> Assignments are here! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/assignments-are-here/ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10627 This is the biggest new feature we’ve ever added! We know that there are tens of thousands of teachers who use HowTheMarketWorks in their classroom every year to teach math, social studies, personal finance, and business, so we’ve added some great new features just for you. We call them “Assignments“, and they will make teaching Read More...

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]]> Our Old Site Is Now Simvest.com! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/our-old-site-is-now-simvest-com/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:00:05 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10625 This week we are finally putting our new site to the full domain! You can now access the brand-new version of HowTheMarketWorks at www.howthemarketworks.com. If you have bookmarks saved to new.www.howthemarketworks.com, they will still work fine. The old site, which hundreds of thousands of our active users know and love, has been moved to www.simvest.com. Read More...

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]]> Keep your portfolio when your tournament ends! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/keep-your-portfolio-when-your-tournament-ends/ Mon, 25 May 2015 15:42:57 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10623 The first set of contests that were created on our new site are starting to come to an end, so this batch of new features is built for you! From this point forward, once your contest ends, you can come back to your Open Positions page and look up your final values at any time. Read More...

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]]> Huge update for your Open Positions! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/new-open-positions-charts/ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:32:36 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10621 We’ve added some great new charts to the Open Positions page! Once you’ve purchased any stock or ETF, you can view your portfolio as a series of charts showing each stock’s performance. You can switch between the day’s change, for the last 30 days, or even the whole last year. Best of all, the charts Read More...

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]]> HowTheMarketWorks 2.0 is now live! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/howthemarketworks-2-0-is-now-live/ Sat, 25 Oct 2014 15:29:17 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10616 After months of development behind the scenes, the new version of HowTheMarketWorks is now live and available for all users to test out! New features we’ve added in this major update: Users can now join as many contests as they like! You are no longer limited to just 3. Trade execution time is much faster Read More...

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