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Fulda students triumph in the stock market simulation game. With clever strategies you can secure top positions. The next round starts soon.
Fulda – The Stock Exchange 2025 simulation game ended with a new record. Around 130,000 young people from all over Europe gained experience on the stock exchange, including 750 participants from Sparkasse Fulda. Portfolio, share prices, performance and trading are no longer just trend terms for these students.
During the almost four-month playing time, they gained real, but risk-free, stock market experience – with fictitious depots, real prices and well-thought-out strategies, Sparkasse Fulda reported in a press release. In the 17 weeks of the stock market game, a total of over 5.5 billion euros were traded and 1.6 million buy and sell orders were carried out in the competition depots.
Team RobInvest: Robert Gisebet wins the stock market simulation game
Sparkasse Fulda recently honored the winning teams. The “yusuf u Paul” team from the educational company Dr. took first place in the overall depot ranking. Jordan with Yusuf Bina and Paul Herber. The team “the winners” from the Wigbertschule in Hünfeld with Jonas Pappert, Lilly Höfer, Anna Lühn and Linus Möller came in second. The “FiNe” team with Nele Stumpf and Finja Slangen from the Ulstertalschule Hilders followed in third place.
Robert Gisebet’s “RobInvest” team from the Richard Müller School secured first place in the sustainability ranking. This was followed by the “Damjan” team led by Damjan Smileski from the Rabanus Maurus School and the “Finanzhengste” team with Leon Kolbe and Henry Hambach from the Wigbertschule Hünfeld. The winning teams were recognized at an event at Sparkasse Fulda and received prize money of between 200 and 350 euros.
“RobInvest” also received recognition due to its good ranking within the Savings Banks and Giro Association Hesse-Thuringia (10th place) another 200 euros. “During the four-month period, the students invest a fictitious amount of 50,000 euros on the stock exchange and try to increase this through their buying and selling strategies, by observing, trying and sometimes even taking risks,” explains Denise Ruch from Sparkasse Fulda, who is leading the project.
The 43rd round of the simulation game was characterized by turbulent stock markets, including US customs and trade policy. Nevertheless, the students found good answers, and the winning team of Dr. Jordan educational company increased its capital to 60,166 euros. The runners-up received 58,668 euros, followed by the third-place winners with 58,503 euros.
44th stock market simulation game starts in September
The 44th round of the stock market simulation game starts in September 2026. All pupils, schools and students in the Fulda district are cordially invited to take part. “Those who understand financial connections can actively shape their future,” says Denise Ruch. “The stock market simulation game makes economic knowledge come alive.”
“It strengthens the responsible use of money. Schools that want to take part in the upcoming simulation game exchange round can contact us at any time.” All participation information for schoolchildren, schools and students can be found online at www.sparkasse-fulda.de/planspiel.
The sustainability rating is also about increasing the stakes, but with a focus on investments in sustainable companies. Here, the “RobInvest” team from the Richard Müller School secured first place and achieved a return of 6,324 euros.
The top places in the teacher competition were taken by two teachers from the Richard Müller School: Sabine Gabriel achieved the highest value in the overall portfolio ranking with 56,274 euros and an impressive increase in value of over 12 percent. Her colleague Michaela Wolfschlag impressed in the sustainability rating.
Students can also take part in the Sparkasse Fulda stock market simulation game. This year Bastian Pape from Fulda University won first place. With his total deposit value of 59,845 euros, he not only achieved first place in the Sparkasse competition, but also an excellent second place in the rating of the Sparkasse and Giro Association of Hesse-Thuringia.
In doing so, he not only secured prize money of 200 euros from the Sparkasse Fulda, but also an additional 600 euros from the association. The student Lillith Pape secured first place in the sustainability ranking. In 2023, the “Mia and Me” team from the Von Galen School in Eichenzell came in second nationwide in the stock market simulation game.
