ATLAS for Universities

The platform that gives your students real market investment experience.

Investment exercises and challenges on the U.S. market, with 5,000+ stocks and 2,400+ ETFs to choose from. Students build portfolios through stock analysis, learning how to measure and weight risk according to the given context.

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IE University students in the classroom at the ATLAS × IE Investment Challenge kickoff, Madrid
Running now ATLAS × IE Investment Challenge IE University, Madrid · 13 – 28 October 2026

Coverage

Every market, one engine.

5,000+U.S. stocks
2,500+ETFs
25,000+companies worldwide
48stock exchanges
47countries

From New York to London, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, Mumbai, Riyadh, São Paulo and Mexico City: prices, full history, company data and simulations on every exchange.

Exercises and challenges

They start with stock analysis to then manage a portfolio.

Students build and manage portfolios backed by live US prices, learning how to measure risk, size positions and adapt to the context as a market desk does.

  1. 01

    Analyze

    Students make decisions about beta, volatility, horizons, sectors and correlation to get the best fits.

  2. 02

    Build

    The analysis leads to a complete, actively manageable portfolio.

  3. 03

    Compete

    Students access a leaderboard to observe the ranking and returns of others, to adjust their decisions to win.

Running now

The ATLAS × IE Investment Challenge.

The first ATLAS challenge is live at IE University. Ten teams of students invest virtual capital in the real US market, using the ATLAS engine to analyse companies and ETFs, measure risk and build a portfolio as a team.

Partner
IE University
Dates
13 – 28 October 2026
Teams
10 teams of 5
Virtual capital
$1,000,000 per team
Market
US stocks and ETFs, long and short

Three prizes

  • Highest total return
  • Best risk-adjusted return
  • Best investment thesis
Read the kickoff press release
“This is your challenge”: the opening slide of the kickoff session Students following a market map on the classroom screen The kickoff room at IE University with the challenge on screen

How it works

Six steps. Your course gets a market, your students get experience.

  1. 1
    We set it up

    Your rules, your dates, your list of companies.

  2. 2
    Students join

    A link. No installing anything.

  3. 3
    They analyze

    They pick companies and read the odds before buying.

  4. 4
    They compete

    The ranking moves with the market, every day.

  5. 5
    You evaluate

    Who traded, what they chose and why it worked.

  6. 6
    They grow

    They leave able to defend a portfolio with numbers.

See how it works inside

Founding universities

The first ATLAS Challenge starts at IE University.

This October, the first ATLAS university challenge begins at IE University. Universidad Anáhuac follows in November, as we keep adapting the platform with each university to create a tailored investing experience.

Confirmed

October 2026 · Madrid

For three weeks, students build and manage portfolios with ATLAS, analyse companies and defend their investment decisions.

  • Platform adapted with IE University
  • Jury with senior leaders from Vanguard, Crédit Agricole CIB, IE University and ATLAS
See the challenge →
In development

November 2026 · Mexico

We are already working with Universidad Anáhuac to develop and adapt ATLAS for its university community, with the goal of launching in early November.

  • Platform being adapted with Universidad Anáhuac
  • Planned launch in early November
Available

Spot available

One founding spot is left. We build it with you, with special founding pricing.

Apply for a spot

Pricing

Simple pricing. Built for education.

What a challenge costs your institution. Every student in it gets full access included, at no cost to them.

Founding Partner

Launch offer

Special pricingfor founding universities

  • The first challenge, built with your faculty
  • Unlimited student seats
  • Instructor dashboard and rankings
  • Support from setup to results
Apply as a partner

Program

Customper academic year

  • Challenges across courses and campuses
  • Curriculum integration and materials
  • Certificates for top teams
  • Dedicated account manager
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Join IE University and Universidad Anáhuac.

One founding spot is left. We build it with you.