Year 11 Stock Market Challenge

Friday 9th March saw the arrival at the Abbey of 10 Lane Learning headed by Martin Barnes. This company had set up an impressive mock stock exchange trading floor for the launch of the interschool ‘Stock Market Challenge’ competition.

Two teams from the Abbey, each made up of five year 11 students, had qualified to take part in this first ever challenge. They were not only competing against each other but also another 18 teams from the area and the aim was to see which team could make the most capital gain in a day from their portfolio of shares. S
tudents experienced the excitement of buying and selling shares on a real trading floor. The two Abbey teams finished a commendable third and fourth.
Students experienced the excitement of buying and selling shares on a real trading floor. The two Abbey teams finished a commendable third and fourth.