Moneyplotter × Empiric Investing
A free one-month stock investing competition. 678+ students registered. $1,000 cash prize pool, and internships for the top five.
The format
Individual, virtual, fundamentals-based stock investing on Moneyplotter. No real money is involved.
Build your portfolio
Start with $100,000 in virtual capital and choose from 521 US-listed stocks, including the full S&P 500.
Research every trade
Support every decision with a written thesis citing at least one Empiric metric.
Show your reasoning
Finish the month with a score that values analysis above simulated performance.
The one rule
Every trade is submitted with a short written thesis that cites at least one specific Empiric metric for that stock — a buyback yield or a debt reduction figure, for example.
How scoring works
The competition rewards the quality of the thinking behind each trade, not just the outcome.
Thesis quality
60%Research quality, reasoning, and accurate use of an Empiric metric.
Portfolio performance
40%Simulated return across the one-month competition window.
Prizes
Final rankings combine thesis quality and portfolio performance across the month.
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Before you start
No. All trading is virtual and runs on the Moneyplotter platform, starting from $100,000 in virtual capital.
Anyone. Entry is individual, free, and open worldwide.
Each trade needs a short thesis that cites at least one specific metric from the Empiric panel for that stock.
60% is thesis quality — research, reasoning, and accurate use of an Empiric metric. 40% is portfolio performance — your simulated return over the window.
A $1,000 cash prize pool, plus internships for the top five finishers.
One month · one thesis at a time
Open a company in the Empiric App and find the buyback yield, debt reduction figure or red flag your thesis will cite.