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Wall Street 101
What is Wall Street 101?
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 areaattractions. Check out a sample of the schedule.
Will Wall Street 101 help me to better prepare for college?
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.
How will I apply my knowledge? 
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.
Where and when is the program?
Wall Street 101 is held at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. 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.
What do past participants have to say?
“I enjoyed Wall Street 101 a lot. Aside from learning a lot about the Stock Market, I met some very interesting kids and adults. I thought that the way the material was presented was excellent and I understood every aspect of it. Overall I had a wonderful time at Wall Street 101. I learned more information on the stock market in that one week than I had learned in the few years I have been obsessed with the stock market.”
— Alain, Belmont, Mass.
“The week at Bentley was the highlight of my summer. I definitely learned more than I had hoped to learn and met people who are the cream of the crop! I’ll never forget Wall Street 101 and the friends I made during this fabulous opportunity. The knowledge I took home was immense.”
— Laura, Toccoa, Ga.
“Wall Street 101 was even more fun than I dared to hope for! It was a great experience and I learned so much in just a week. I also got a good feel for what college life is like at Bentley.”
— Anita, Methuen, Mass.
“Wall Street 101 was amazing! The kids, counselors and professors were great. I’ll admit I was scared about going to camp, but I am so glad that I went. I learned so much that week and came out with a great experience. This was the most fun I had all summer.”
— Dan, Wallingford, Conn.
“Wall Street 101 gave me the perfect chance to experience all that Bentley truly had to offer. I was amazed by the level of technology and was thrilled to take advantage of it. Bentley’s trading room was the height of this program, it really taught me a multitude of business aspects.”
— Nicholas, Manchester, N.H.
“This was the best business experience a high-school student could have. I have never heard of a program as comprehensive and with such quality as Wall Street 101. I was truly impressed with the staff.”
— Adeyemi, Boston, Mass.
How do I apply?
Applications will be available in early February, 2010.
For more information, please contact:
Jennifer Ehalt
Camp Director
Bentley University
Tel: 781.891.2598
Fax: 781.891.3414
E-mail: jehalt@bentley.edu
