{"id":84,"date":"2024-09-30T23:34:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T23:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:37:20","slug":"jackson-state-university-annual-campus-wide-financial-literacy-wellness-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/jackson-state-university-annual-campus-wide-financial-literacy-wellness-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Jackson State University Annual Campus-wide Stock Trading \/ Financial Literacy Wellness Challenge<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/11\/graphic-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/11\/graphic-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/11\/graphic-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/11\/graphic-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/11\/graphic-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/11\/graphic.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#002147\"><strong>Jackson State University 2<sup>nd <\/sup>Annual Campus-wide Stock Trading \/ Financial Literacy Wellness Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Prizes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The College of Business, as a result of increased support from Jackson State University and our sponsors,  are pleased to announce that&nbsp;participants will be competing for $3000 in cash prizes. The challenge\u2019s top 3 students participants winners will be awarded as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;Prize = &nbsp;$1500<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Prize = $1000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;Prize = $500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 the 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=365123\">Click Here To Register<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official Rules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The challenge is open and free to all currently enrolled students as well as current faculty and staff. for the Spring\u00a0<strong>2026<\/strong>\u00a0term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants may only enter once with an active Jackson State University email address and proof of enrollment if declared a winner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registration opens\u00a0on <strong>Monday, March 16th, 2026<\/strong>, and closes at 11:59 PM ET on\u00a0<strong>Friday, April <strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup><\/strong>, 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Competition begins\u00a0<strong>Monday, March 16th, 2026<\/strong>, and will run through 11:59 PM ET on\u00a0<strong>April 24<sup>th<\/sup> \u00a0, 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants will start with a virtual $100,000 in virtual cash.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants 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 participants 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 March and April. 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 by\u00a0<strong>April 24<sup>th<\/sup>, 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>Students must agree to supply 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\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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Mandatory Personal Finance &amp; Financial Literacy Assignments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Personal Finance Lessons will include:<\/strong><\/h3>\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 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<p><em><strong>Important Notes:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Only student participants are eligible <\/strong>for the prize award money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Anyone (students, faculty and staff)<\/strong> <strong>who completes the tutorials<\/strong> will be awarded a certificate of financial wellness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Sponsorship Provided by:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" style=\"width:435px;height:70px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/10\/image.png 469w, https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/10\/image-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/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;<strong>www.StockTrak.com.<\/strong> 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jackson State University Annual Campus-wide Stock Trading \/ Financial Literacy Wellness Challenge Jackson State University 2nd Annual Campus-wide Stock Trading \/ Financial Literacy Wellness Challenge Prizes The College of Business, as a result of increased support from Jackson State University and our sponsors, are pleased to announce that&nbsp;participants will be competing for $3000 in <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/jackson-state-university-annual-campus-wide-financial-literacy-wellness-challenge\/\">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":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-84","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177,"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions\/177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/jacksonstate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}