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JA Stock Market Challenge: South Central Region

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JA Stock Market Challenge® is a live simulation where students take what they learned in the classroom, through the JA Take Stock in your Future® curriculum, and apply it to the real world. JA Areas facilitate fast-paced competitions based on a fictional marketplace. Students can compete in teams or individually, in person or remotely.

Through JA Take Stock in Your Future®, students discover the benefits and challenges of investing in the stock market as part of a broader, long-term investment strategy and the risks and rewards of trading. (grades 9-12) The program includes five 45- minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout, including an optional online or site-based JA Stock Market Challenge competition.

JA Stock Market Challenge: South Central Region

When: Wednesday, November 04, 2026
Where: Alliant Energy Center
Time: 9:00 AM CT
The JA Stock Market Challenge is a live simulation where students take what they learned in the classroom, through the JA Take Stock in your Future curriculum, and apply it to the real world. JA Areas facilitate fast-paced competitions based on a fictional marketplace. Students will build their portfolio and spend 60 days in a fictional stock market to see how their investments perform. They will react to news events and have the ability to trade their stocks with floor traders. Prizes are awarded to the top 3 ranked teams and the first and second placed team will advance to the Statewide Stock Market Challenge.

Important Note: The students must have completed the JA Take Stock in Your Future curriculum in the classroom to participate.

Email southcentralregion@jawis.org to get your class enrolled today to prepare for competition!

Who is welcome to participate?
All high School students from the South Central and Southwestern regions of Wisconsin will gather and compete in teams of 4 students against other area high school students.

I’m not a student, how can I still get involved?
Please contact southcentralregion@jawis.org to become a volunteer, a classroom mentor, or come shadow the event. Unable to join us? You can still inspire students’ futures—click the “Donate Now” button at the top of this page and help them discover what’s next.

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