The Mark. R. Shenkman Trading Center
The Mark. R. Shenkman Trading Center, donated by Mark R. Shenkman '61, offers students the opportunity to use a state-of-the-art facility to engage in an active research and trading experience in order to gain understanding of the global financial environment.
The center allows the hands-on engagement of a lab environment to be brought into the social sciences. Students will follow a scientific method of research, developing new skills demanded of all citizens in a globalized economy as well as reinforcing traditional research, analysis and writing skills in a new environment.
In addition, the real-time applications of the center give more opportunities for students to see the interconnectedness of their actions to others and how decisions made by them and by global institutions can have profound effects on local and international populations.
Hardware and Software:16 computer stations with dual monitor displays
2 65" High definition LCD monitors
LED dynamic stock ticker
Web-based market simulation software, Financial Trading System
Web-based informational and analytical software including Morningstar Library Edition, Global Insight and Capital IQ
Classes Taught in the Mark Shenkman Trading Center Include:AP Micro and Macro Economics
Financial Markets: Bonds
Financial Markets: Stocks
Global Studies 1 & 2
International Markets and trade
Click on classroom image above for a video of the class.
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