EXAMPLE ROUND · NO CODE NEEDED · NOT SCORED

A heatwave in Bellmere.

See it through a pupil’s eyes: read the news, choose Buy, Hold or Sell, then say how confident you are. This untimed example is separate from the national assessment.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR DECISION

Use the clues to choose your best-supported answer.

Imagine you are deciding what to do with an investment in a fictional company. Read the news, then ask: does this make the company’s outlook better, worse or balanced? There can be more than one possible view. Choose the answer the clues support best. No real money is involved.

BUYThe clues suggest the company’s outlook could improve.

HOLDThe clues are balanced or do not give enough reason to change.

SELLThe clues suggest the company’s outlook could get worse.

High confidenceThe clues clearly support your choice.

Medium confidenceYou have a good reason, with some uncertainty.

Low confidenceYou have chosen your best answer, but you are unsure.

Read the news. Pick out what has changed, such as demand, costs or supply.
Connect the clue to the company. Decide how the change could help or hurt it.
Choose Buy, Hold or Sell. Pick the action with the strongest support.
Choose your confidence honestly. High is not automatically better than Medium or Low.

The challenge is timed. Your answers save online as you go. If the connection drops, keep the page open: EnrichmentOS keeps the latest answer on this device and retries.

THE NEWS

Drinks demand rises

A heatwave has hit the island city of Bellmere. Shops report that bottled drinks are selling much faster than usual. SunnyWater Drinks says it can keep stores supplied this week.

All places and companies are fictional.

Practice Trade – SunnyWater Drinks

SunnyWater sells bottled drinks. Demand has risen during the heatwave.

BUYI think this will do well.HOLDThe clues are balanced.SELLI think this will do badly.

How confident are you?

HIGHThe clues clearly support my choice.MEDIUMI have a reason, but some uncertainty.LOWI am unsure about my choice.

THE FULL MARKET CHALLENGE

One school. £75. Unlimited pupil entries.

The Market Challenge is available all term until 20 November. Pupils work independently through 20 market decisions, 10 short analysis tasks and a final tie-break question in 30 minutes. They receive a simulated portfolio result and a separate 100-point Market Reasoning Score. National benchmarking, certificates and your School Evidence Report are included. Complete it on any internet-connected device with a web browser. Choose any time within the challenge window; allow one uninterrupted 30-minute session. No preparation, marking or results analysis.