Risk

What is excess return?

Excess return is how much you beat (or trail) a benchmark. It answers: did you actually outperform the yardstick?

How StockIT helps you practice this

Tournaments and Market Master goals are your yardsticks. Beat the pattern - that's playful 'vs benchmark' energy.

In-game tip: “Excess Return” — Compare your returns to a benchmark to see if you're beating the market.

Try it with play money

  1. Open StockIT and tap GEN to refresh the market.
  2. Read the event and compare it with this idea.
  3. Choose Buy, Sell, or Wait using play money only.
  4. Review your portfolio bars and what changed.

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