Using HTMW Archives - HowTheMarketWorks

Why Are Teachers Upgrading Their Class To PersonalFinanceLab.com?

Kevin Smith — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:28:58 +0000

HowTheMarketWorks is an awesome free stock game, built specifically for schools. Between our easy set-up of custom contests, Assignments and lessons, and live-streaming rankings, why are so many teachers upgrading their class to PersonalFinanceLab? Reason 1: Huge Curriculum Expansion HowTheMarketWork’s Assignments tool lets teachers add in a few basic Personal Finance and Economics lessons from Read More...

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Trade Notes – Justify Your Trades

Kevin Smith — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:46:06 +0000

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!

Kevin Smith — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:06:15 +0000

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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Finding Stocks In Specific Sectors

Kevin Smith — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:53:17 +0000

If you’ve started buying a few stocks, you will probably be interested in diversifying your portfolio between more than one sector. This sounds easy, but it can be very challenging finding stocks from a wide range of sources that fit what you’re looking for. Thankfully, our Quotes Tool has all the information you need to Read More...

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Creating Assignments On HowTheMarketWorks

Kevin Smith — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 20:21:06 +0000

Creating Assignments On HowTheMarketWorks

Have you ever wanted to make sure your students are following the class, but don't have the class time to walk them through every step? HowTheMarketWorks has your back! Our Assignments feature makes it easier than ever to keep your personal finance, investing, economics, or social studies class engaged, and keep track of your whole class all in one place!

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HowTheMarketWorks Videos

Kevin Smith — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:52:11 +0000

Registration And Site Overview New to HowTheMarketWorks? These videos will give you a great picture of how to get around the site, and how to use some of the most popular features Registration And Site Overview My Portfolio, Open Positions, And Rankings Pages Trading Stocks Trading Mutual Funds Teacher Tools And Research Creating your own Read More...

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The Official HowTheMarketWorks User Guide

Rosario Lo Giudice — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 19:32:27 +0000

Hello! This is an A to Z guide on the basics of using How The Market Works. We’ll cover everything you need to know about using our site and all the tools you have at your disposal. Let’s Begin! Registration Whether you’re a student, teacher or just someone looking to learn and practice, everyone starts Read More...

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New HowTheMarketWorks Videos!

Kevin Smith — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:51:33 +0000

Welcome to our Videos section, where you can see all the great features of our new site, all in one place! If you think something is missing here that you would love to see, send a ticket to our Support Desk, and we will get it made and posted as soon as possible! All these Read More...

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MGH_InvestmentTrader_Business

Mark Brookshire — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:49:54 +0000

McGraw-Hill and Stock-Trak, the leader in educational portfolio simulations, have joined together to offer students that purchase a McGraw-Hill college finance textbook a FREE account at Stock-Trak’s new real-time, streaming stock simulation at HowTheMarketWorks.com, used by over 200,000 students and beginning investors each year! Buying and selling stocks is a fantastic educational experience for students Read More...

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Stock Contests

HTMW Team — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:37:05 +0000

Compete in a $25,000* stock contest with your friends, classmates, or the world!

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Contest Help

HTMW Team — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:48:58 +0000

Our FREE Stock Market Game allows to you create or join up to 4 stock contests and also create 3 personal portfolios!

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Expiration Types

HTMW Team — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:49:47 +0000

Expirations determine when your order gets placed on the market.

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Fun Mode vs Realistic Mode

HTMW Team — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:41:03 +0000

Our site offers two modes for Virtual Trading: Fun Mode and Realistic Mode.

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Create a Contest

Phil Simard — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:54:45 +0000

Create a virtual stock market game or a stock market contest on How The Market Works.

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Order

Phil Simard — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:10:59 +0000

An investor's instructions to a broker or brokerage firm to purchase or sell a security. Orders are typically placed over the phone or online. Orders fall into different available types which allow investors to place restrictions on their orders affecting the price and time at which the order can be executed.

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Get Started in the Stock Market Game with these 10 Easy Steps

HTMW Team — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:56:52 +0000

The stock market can seem overwhelming to beginners, so we have compiled a short list of how to get started in our market game.

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Trade – Commonly asked Trading Questions About our Stock Market Game

HTMW Team — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:15:28 +0000

How well do you know the stock market? Test your stock market IQ for free today with our practice stock trading questions.

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Trade with the HTMW Virtual Stock Exchange

HTMW Team — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:44:47 +0000

Our Virtual Stock Exchange allows you to practice buying and selling real stocks using our trading game online for the purpose of gaining experience with stock trading. This is also known as paper trading or fantasy trading.

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Virtual Trading FAQ

HTMW Team — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:39:45 +0000

Frequent Ask Questions about the HTMW Virtual Trading Game.

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Stop Order

HTMW Team — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:20:57 +0000

A stop order is an order to buy or sell a stock when the stock price reaches a specified price, which is known as a stop price. When the specified price is reached, the stop order becomes a market order.

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Education Center

HTMW Team — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:50:52 +0000

Directories of tools you need to become a sophisticated trader. Use these tools to win Stock Game.

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