The Stock Market Challenge is divided in to two divisions: Paper Trading and Real Money Trading.
Students participating in the Paper Trading division start the challenge with an imaginary $10,000 to trade with. All students are encouraged to have at least 10 successful paper trades before entering a challenge as a real money trader. Real Money division challengers can use as much money as they wish.
The Participants section, to the left, shows the number of students in each division, their points, and their profits. The section below shows the students' progression as they report it at the end of each week of the challenge.