The Treynor Ratio is a risk-adjusted view of a user’s portfolio. At StockTrak, we include the Treynor Ratio as a potential ranking type for each session. To calculate a portfolio’s Treynor Ratio, we first calculate the Beta of the portfolio itself. Many other calculations will use the weighted Beta of each stock in a portfolio, Read More…

Jensen’s Alpha is a risk-adjusted view of a user’s portfolio. At StockTrak, we include Jensen’s Alpha as a potential ranking type for each session. To calculate a portfolio’s Alpha, we first calculate the Beta of the portfolio itself. Many other calculations will use the weighted Beta of each stock in a portfolio, but because users Read More…

Yes, we have certificates available that you can download and distribute to your class as you see fit. Participation Certificate Download:Participation Certificate Winner’s Certificate Download:StockTrak Winner’s Certificate We occasionally have site-wide competitions open to all students as well with monetary prizes, but these would take place outside your class.

Yes. We want Stock-Trak to be as close to the stock market as possible. Professors and Individual Investors can edit the commission fees per security type and charge users per transaction or as a percentage. Trades on mutual funds carry no commissions.

Users can trade  stocks listed on the NYSE, AMEX or NASDAQ, and OTCBB (excluding pink sheets) as well as stocks on most foreign markets such as Bombay, Brazil, Euronext, Frankfort, Hong Kong, Ireland, Kuala Lumpur, London, Milan, Mexico, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sidney, Canada, Taiwan, Vienna and Zurich. Stock-Trak also supports trading of stock options, mutual Read More…

Our customer service hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. During these hours our email support desk will respond to any technical or support question about your account. In general most inquiries are responded to within a 24 hour period.

Each year Stock-Trak works with over 800 professors from across the country and over 50,000 students. Our customers include colleges, universities, community colleges, private schools, and finance and investment clubs located in 49 states, the District of Columbia, and over 20 countries around the globe. Schools using Stock-Trak in the past have included Michigan, MIT, Read More…

We offer three types of accounts: Professor accounts: these are used by professors to test out the website and to register their classes. Student accounts: these are used by students to participate in the trading challenge, and are subject to a one-time fee. Individual investor accounts: which are for all other users and are subject Read More…

Essentially, Stock-Trak is set up as a discount stock brokerage office. When your students register, they receive a brokerage account with an imaginary cash balance. Once their accounts are activated, they can visit our web page to make trades or email support desk if they have questions about their account. Stock-Trak brokers DO NOT give Read More…

Yes, each day we receive an updated list of stocks that have split or have paid a dividend. The dividends and splits are then accounted for on the website. If we happen to have missed one, please fill the form below so that we can apply it.

A ratio developed by Nobel laureate William F. Sharpe to measure risk-adjusted performance. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by subtracting the risk-free rate – such as that of the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond – from the rate of return for a portfolio and dividing the result by the standard deviation of the portfolio returns. On Read More…

Jensen’s Alpha is a risk-adjusted view of a user’s portfolio. At StockTrak, we include Jensen’s Alpha as a potential ranking type for each session. To calculate a portfolio’s Alpha, we first calculate the Beta of the portfolio itself. Many other calculations will use the weighted Beta of each stock in a portfolio, but because users Read More…