Stock-A-Thon
A free, two-week trading competition, open to anybody.
Stock-A-Thon is a two-week trading competition run on real-time market data, followed by a week of judging. It's open to any high school or early college student, not just fund members, which is what makes it public-facing rather than internal. 375+ competed in the most recent round, 1,264 unique competitors have taken part since it started.
Free for any high school or early college student. A Zoom meeting that day gives a brief overview of the competition.
The competition
How it works
The winners
How it played out
Format
Every round runs on the same four-step calendar.
Kickoff
First Saturday of the month
ReviveInvestments analysts walk participants through the trading manual and methodology.
Live trading
Next 2 weeks
Real-time market data. Every participant starts with the same simulated $25,000.
Judging
Following week
Risk-adjusted scoring and trade rationales are reviewed.
Results
Monday after
Winners are announced and the winning trading rationale is published.
Rounds so far
Three rounds run, each with its own winner.
Scoring
Not pure return alone, since that rewards reckless risk-taking. We score a blend of:
- Total return over the trading window.
- A risk-adjusted measure that penalizes max drawdown, so it doesn't just reward reckless risk-taking.
- A short written rationale submitted with each major trade.
Winning scores, by round
Each winner's start, finish, and return on the same simulated $25,000.
Trading platform
Live trading runs on StockTrak, a real-time market-simulation platform used by university and high-school investing competitions nationwide.
A live portfolio view
- Real-time market data
- Same simulated $25,000 for everyone
- A written rationale with each major trade
Winning portfolios, by round
Click a round to see that winner's trajectory, holdings, and outcome.
Portfolio growth — Srikar Chidipotu
+4.8%
June 8 – June 19, 2026
Approach
Multi-sector, using macroeconomic analysis to time entries across tech and materials.
Outcome
Amador Valley High School. $250 personal, $250 donated to Emily's Place.
Equal 25% allocation across all four positions on a $25,000 starting balance, based on public market data for the trading window. Illustrative day-by-day curve, not real tick data. Results from an educational trading competition. Not investment advice; past performance does not indicate future results.
How we find competitors
We reach out directly to business clubs at different schools, like DECA, BPA, and FBLA chapters, and ask them to share the competition through their own school communication channels. From there it spreads through members' friends in those clubs, which is how a single outreach round turns into hundreds of signups across FISD and beyond.
375+
competed in the latest round
1,264
unique competitors to date
DECA · BPA · FBLA
chapters we reach out to
Next round
December 7, 2026
Sign-ups open.
Free to enter for any high school or early college student. A Zoom meeting that day gives a brief overview of the competition.