The Capitol Hill Challenge (CHC) is live! Your students can log in and make their first trade.
Please find resources below, including our CHC webinar to help teachers get started. To get your students started, we recommend you check out our Intro to Investing mini-lesson video and related worksheets on page 10 of the CHC Teacher Guide.
Please contact us with any questions and have fun!
| Important Resources |
| ✅ CHC Intro Webinar Cant make the webinar? Watch the recording at your leisure to review the teacher guide, teacher support center, and key program dates. |
WATCH |
| ✅ CHC Teacher GuideProgram rules, deadlines, webinars, calendar of events, and financial education curriculum (including mini-lesson videos). | DOWNLOAD |
| ✅ CHC 2026 Rules Download the 2025 Capitol Hill Challenge rules to read through with your students. |
DOWNLOAD |
| ✅ Mini Lessons Students ready to get started? Check out the mini-lessons on youtube. All videos are under 5 minutes and help the students learn key concepts for the challenge. See page 8 in the teacher guide to get started. |
WATCH |
| ✅ Financial Guest Speaker Wondering how else to prepare for the Challenge? Request a financial professional guest speaker to come to speak to your class. Prepare your students with a discussion on the stock market, economy, career paths, and more. Speakers are available on request to fit with your own classroom schedule in person or virtually. |
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| Key Competition Dates: January 26th: Trading Begins, 9:30am ETMarch 6th: Team Roster Deadline, 5pm ETApril 3rd: Diversification Deadline, 4pm ETApril 3- May 1: Diversification Holding Requirement, 4pm ETApril 30th: Portfolio trading ends at 3:55pm ETMay 1st: Competition ends (no trading), 4pm ET |
| Share your CHC story with us on social media! Snap a photo of your CHC classroom or club and tell us what you and your students are most looking forward to about the program (ie: learning about investing, meeting your Member of Congress, competing for a trip to DC, etc.) Tag @SIFMAFoundation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to be featured on our pages. |
| Still have questions? We are here to help! Send us an email and a team member will be in touch! Capitol Hill Challenge TeamCapitolHill@sifma.org |
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