An acclaimed program from the SIFMA Foundation, the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game™ is an online simulation that challenges teams with building and managing a $100,000 virtual investment portfolio of stocks, bonds and mutual funds. The teams of participants managed all aspects of the portfolio including asset selection, buying and selling.

DECA congratulates the following top-ranking teams who participated in the first session of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game. Rankings are based on percentage growth against the S&P 500. These participants also met the diversity requirement of holding at least one bond, one stock and one mutual fund by the last trade date.

Congratulations to the following Collegiate DECA members from NDSCS — listed here by rank in the top 10:

1. Alexander Kelstrom - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

2. Levi Witt - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

3. April Finnie - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

6. Nikolas Hunchak - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

7. Luke Trebil - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

9. Barbara Prante - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

10. Shelby Nelson - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

There is still another opportunity to participate in the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game! The second session of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game will begin on February 6, 2023.

The winners will be recognized on stage during Collegiate DECA's 2023 International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Original article written and published by decadirect.org.