Risk

What is a risk premium?

A risk premium is the extra expected return for taking more risk than a safer asset (like cash or high-quality bonds).

How StockIT helps you practice this

Choose volatile sectors for bigger swings or Utilities for sleep-at-night stability. Taste the premium with play money.

In-game tip: “Risk Premium” — The extra return you expect for taking more risk than safe investments.

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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