The Young Investor
Students work in teams to manage a simulated AED 100,000 portfolio, using a professional trading platform, real Dubai property listings and the gold market.
Students with their mentor
Stocks, real estate and gold
How the stock market works
Shares, exchanges and indices. First simulated trades.
Analysing a company
Reading the numbers and investing for the long term.
Property fundamentals
Rent, costs and returns, using real Dubai listings.
Evaluating a property
Comparing real listings and a negotiation exercise.
Gold and commodities
Why gold holds its value and how it is priced.
Portfolio review
Teams present their portfolios to families.
AED
100,000
Simulated money for every team
No real money is investedHow the portfolio works
- Stocks and gold are traded on a simulated account from Century Financial
- Property is chosen from real Dubai listings and tracked on the class scoreboard
- Each team decides how to divide it between the three
Built together with the pros
What the student leaves with
A simulated portfolio they built and can explain
An understanding of risk, diversification and long-term investing
Experience with a trading platform, Dubai property listings and the gold market
Before the first session
Week by week
Stock market
Real estate
Gold & commodities
AED 100,000 in simulated money
Each team starts with AED 100,000 in simulated money. No real money is invested and parents never put money in. Stocks and gold are traded on a simulated account from Century Financial; property is chosen from real Dubai listings.
Format
6 weeks, in person at DIFC, Dubai AI Campus. 31 Oct to 5 Dec 2026. AED 3,000.
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