Wall Street 101 is a fun and interactive opportunity to learn about the financial industry and other business fields, from NASDAQ to IPO to Dow Jones. Through classroom participation and hands-on exercises, participants explore the stock market and discover the process of investment. They experience the excitement and challenges of working in a real trading room environment, and conduct simulated trading sessions. Wall Street 101 also includes trips to the Boston Investment Firms, and other Boston area attractions.
Camp participants attend college-level lectures and receive a broad overview of the classroom environment in Bentley University’s advanced Smith Technology Center. In addition, participants are provided with a workshop on the college application process with a forum to ask questions to a college adviser.
Wall Street 101 participants will work in teams to utilize the financial technology of the Trading Room to construct a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The groups comprises five members, each responsible for analyzing different sectors of the market. Upon completion, the group leader facilitates the development of a formal presentation that includes the rationale for their selection and a detailed financial analysis of at least one company in their portfolio. The presentations are conducted on the final day for parents and members of the Bentley community.
Wall Street 101 is held at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, from July 9, 2009 to July 25, 2009. Students get a taste of college life by living on campus for the duration of the week. Because the program is residential, accepted students must not make any commitments that would necessitate their leaving the campus during the week.