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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

Teacher Tools And Research

Creating your own contest? Looking to start doing stock research? Wanting to look at some more advanced order types? This is the place!

What is an assignment in HowTheMarketWorks?

An assignment is a list of tasks that you can add to your contest. Some of the tasks are purely educational (like reading an article about what a Stock is), some are tutorials on using HowTheMarketWorks (like watching a video on how to trade mutual funds in their virtual portfolio), and some are purely experiential (place 10 stock trades, or use our Compound Interest Calculator to solve a quiz).

What can I add to my class Assignments?

When you create your assignment, you will see they are grouped into “Categories” These categories include:

How can I track my students’ progress?

Once your students have started completing items, its easy to follow who has done what! Back on your “Manage Assignments” page, just open up the “Report Card” to get an overview of the entire class. Be sure to select the right contest and right assignment:

What if I want to have my students do different assignments throughout the semester?

You can create as many new assignments as you want in the same contest! Just create a new assignment and give it a new name, and it will start tracking a whole new set of tasks! This way you can have your students read some articles, watch some videos, and place a few trades one week, then read different articles, use some calculators, and place more trades the next week.

What are activities in a book?

Activities are a lot like articles, but with an interactive activity instead of just reading. These include building a budget, planning on saving $1,000,000 by retirement, buying a car, and more.

Can you assign students to make a certain number of trades?

Trading – You can also assign your students to make a certain number of trades, or utilize different order types.