ATLASFrequently asked questions
The questions professors and club leaders ask most before running a challenge.
Before you start
If your question is not here, request a walkthrough and we will answer it for your case. The official rules of a real challenge and the guides in this section describe the details.
Frequently asked questions
What is an ATLAS challenge?
An educational investment competition in which students manage a virtual portfolio on real market data, alone or in teams, with a live ranking and a professor dashboard.
Is real money used?
No. Capital is virtual. Nothing in the platform is investment advice.
What can students trade?
US-listed stocks and ETFs at real market prices, with or without short selling depending on the rules you choose.
How many students per team?
Up to five. The number of teams and the format are set at setup.
How long does it take to set up?
We prepare the rules, teams and invitations with you. Students join with a link and nothing needs to be installed.
What does it cost?
Pricing is per institution. A founding-partner offer and a yearly programme exist; every student gets full access included at no cost to them. Request a walkthrough for details.
What can the professor see?
Logins and time spent, sections used, proposals, votes, messages, team rankings, trades and submitted reports.
Which languages does it support?
The platform is multilingual. Tell us what your students need.
Can we run it in a finance club instead of a class?
Yes. The same format works for clubs, competitions between clubs and extracurricular programmes.
Where are the official rules of a real challenge?
The ATLAS × IE Investment Challenge rules are public and cover trading, team decisions, ranking, the final submission and fair play.
Related guides and terms
Run a challenge in your course or club
Tell us your dates, your students and your goals. ATLAS sets up the rules, the teams and the ranking, and you follow the whole class from one dashboard.
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