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- How am I meant to understand all this financial jargon?
Throughout the competition we use a lot of financial terminology. Where a more unusual term appears, you should be able to find out more about it by holding the cursor over the term. For a more detailed explanation, each unusual term is linked to our glossary – just follow the link to read more! - When does the competition run?
Portfolio Challenge opens for trading on 3 November 2008 and the online section finishes at the end of trading on 27 February 2009. - How do I register for the ifs Student Investor?
To take part in the competition, your teacher will need to register a team using their Teacher Reference Number. Registration opens on 8 September 2008 and closes at midnight on 24 November 2008. - When I try to register or use your contact page I can't seem to access the page. Why is this?
In order to preserve your privacy, this site uses 128-bit security whenever you use a page that transmits private details such as your e-mail address to us. Some older browsers are incapable of using this standard, so the pages do not display. If you can, please upgrade your browser (see links below - all these browsers are free to download). If this is not possible, please e-mail us at admin@studentinvestor.org, let us know which browser you are using and we will do our best to help! - How do I change details about my team?
Once you have registered you can edit most of your team's details at any time. - Who is running the game?
The game is run by ifs School of Finance, a not-for-profit organisation that supports wider share ownership and financial education. - What is a Teacher Reference Number and where do I get one?
This is a seven digit number supplied by the ifs School of Finance. This should have been sent to your teacher in early September. If they do not have one yet, they can request a Teacher Reference Number here. - TEACHERS: Are there any teaching materials available?
Yes – more information on the competition and a whole host of teacher's resources can be found here.
