Bulls and Bears: A Stock Market Simulation

Abstract

"The purpose of this stock market game is to introduce students to the stock market, with particular emphasis on the impact rumors and news have on supply and demand forces at work in the market. The game is designed for an audience of undergraduate business majors, although it has been successfully played with high school seniors, and would be appropriate for any type of adult audience. Economics, ethics, finance management, marketing, and policy classes could all benefit from the game because it adds realism to some of the issues addressed in these classes. The game takes a minimum of 45 minutes and could last as long as one and one half hours. Game length can be manipulated by the instructor. The size of the audience needs to be 10-50. "