Guides for universities and finance clubs
How to put students in front of a real market without risking real money: what a simulator should offer, how to set up and score a competition, what professors can see, and what a real challenge looked like.
- A stock market simulator for studentsWhat students get from a simulator that uses real prices and real analysis, not a game with made-up numbers.
- A stock market simulator for your classHow a course uses a simulator without extra admin: setup done for you, one link for students, one dashboard for you.
- A trading challenge for your finance clubHow a student investment club can run a competition between members or against other clubs.
- An investment game for business schoolsWhy business schools use a challenge on real market data as part of their finance teaching.
- How to run a stock-picking competitionTen steps from goal to final presentation, with the choices that matter at each one.
- The professor dashboardEverything a professor needs to follow a challenge and grade participation with real data.
- Scoring and rankings, explainedHow to rank teams fairly: return, risk-adjusted return, tie-breakers and the quality of the thesis.
- Team decisions: proposals and approvalsIn team mode every order is a decision: propose, argue, approve. Here is how the mechanic works and why it teaches.
- Assessing student investment projectsA fair way to grade a challenge: participation data, a report, a presentation and a review in the middle.
- Case study: the ATLAS × IE Investment ChallengeHow the first ATLAS university challenge was designed and run at IE University in Madrid.
- Frequently asked questionsQuick answers about cost, setup, rules and what professors can see.
Also on ATLAS for universities
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ATLAS challenges are educational simulations: they use virtual money and are not investment advice. Not investment advice. ATLAS estimates are produced by statistical models from public data; they can be wrong and past performance does not predict future results. Consider your own situation before investing. Disclaimer