{"id":25,"date":"2023-06-05T17:17:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:41:29","slug":"rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/rules\/","title":{"rendered":"HBCU Stock Market Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2023\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2023\/06\/image.png 750w, https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2023\/06\/image-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.stocktrak.com\/hssu\/hbcu-stock-market-challenge\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The National HBCU Business Deans Roundtable is pleased to announce the Spring 2026 edition of the 7th Annual National HBCU Stock Market Challenge and Financial Literacy Campaign!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prizes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of increased support from Harris Stowe State University and our sponsors, we are pleased to announce the sponsorship of 7<sup>th<\/sup> Annual HBCU Stock Market Challenge<strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> Students will now be competing for $12,000 in cash prizes. The challenge\u2019s top 3 student winners will be awarded as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;Prize  = $5,000  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Prize = $4,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;Prize = $3,000 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Winners will be determined based on their overall positive portfolio performance, following the rules, and timely completion of the built-in Personal Finance curriculum.&nbsp; See Official Rules Below. Click the button below to register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/app.stocktrak.com\/members\/register?sessionid=359671\" style=\"border-radius:4px\">Click Here To Register<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Official Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The challenge is free and open to all students currently enrolled at a HBCU school in the Spring <strong>2026<\/strong> term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students may only enter once with an active HBCU email address and proof of enrollment if declared a winner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registration and Trading are now and will run through 11:59 PM ET on Friday\u00a0<strong>\u00a0May 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0, 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will start with a virtual $100,000 in virtual cash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students can trade U.S. stocks, ETFs, crypto, mutual funds, and bonds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There will be a position limit enforced so students cannot invest more than 10% of their money in any one security.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All participants will be required to use the website\u2019s trade journal feature to document their decisions for making their trades.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Day trading, short selling and buying on margin are NOT allowed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To be declared a winner, participants MUST\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have a positive portfolio return of greater than their $100,000 beginning cash balance provided.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Placed a minimum of 40 trades during the event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must have placed trades in February, March, April, and May. If you have not placed a trade in the aforementioned months, you cannot win.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must use the Trade Journal feature to document decisions for making trades.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete all the Personal Finance Lessons by 11:59 PM ET on <strong>Friday, <strong>May 1<sup>st<\/sup><\/strong>, 2026<\/strong> (examples of lessons listed below).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide a valid phone number and respond if you have been declared a winner of your acceptance within 72 hours of notification of an award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide proof of attendance at a HBCU participating school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students must agree to supplying a photo and be available for a recorded interview to be made public as the organizing committee deems appropriate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not completing part of the requirements will disqualify you and the organizing committee shall go in descending order to award winners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>StockTrak Inc. shall be the final authority with respect to winners, awards, and distribution of prizing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>StockTrak\u2019s audit team will declare the winner 7 business days after the competition ends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mandatory Personal Finance &amp; Financial Literacy Assignments<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Personal Finance Lessons will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is a Stock?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is an ETF?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a Bond?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a Mutual Fund?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is an Income Statement?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a Balance Sheet?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic Investing Strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Types of Insurance (Car, Health, Renters, Homeowner, Life)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating a Personal Budget<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Buying a Car<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to Mortgages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do I Save to be a Millionaire (lesson on compounding)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding Credit and Credit Cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is a Credit Score?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credit Reports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retirement Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the Investment Return Calculator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the Home Budgeting Calculator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spending and Savings Plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Budgeting and Spending Strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is Wealth?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparing for spending shocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good debt and bad debt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing debt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Sponsorship Provided by:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.stocktrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ST-blue-logo-300x49.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21662\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, Stock-Trak serves more than 1,000 professors and their 75,000 business school students through its flagship website:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stocktrak.com\/\">www.StockTrak.com<\/a>. Additionally, more than 82 percent of the top U.S. business schools have turned to Stock-Trak to complement their finance curricula with its practical learning software in the classroom and in finance labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National HBCU Business Deans Roundtable is pleased to announce the Spring 2026 edition of the 7th Annual National HBCU Stock Market Challenge and Financial Literacy Campaign! Prizes As a result of increased support from Harris Stowe State University and our sponsors, we are pleased to announce the sponsorship of 7th Annual HBCU Stock Market <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/rules\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/fullpage-stocktrak.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/hssutrading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}