# The Stock Market Game (SMG)

> The Stock Market Game for financial education.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.at.sifma](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.at.sifma)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.at.sifma`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SIFMA Foundation
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 139,915
- **Rating:** 3.02 / 5 (757 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.9
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-17
- **First published:** 2013-09-05
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.at.sifma)
- **Website:** [http://sifma.org/foundation/](http://sifma.org/foundation/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.sifma.org/privacy/](https://www.sifma.org/privacy/)

## Description

The Stock Market Game (SMG) Chrome extension delivers a dynamic financial education experience that enhances student engagement and improves academic outcomes. Developed by the SIFMA Foundation, the SMG program has been proven to increase financial knowledge, participating students' saving and investing habits, and overall academic performance. 

This app integrates seamlessly with active SMG student team portfolios, providing real-time account summaries, pending transactions, transaction notes, and market news. It enables users to look up ticker symbols and enter trades, fostering meaningful and interactive learning through a second-screen experience. To use the extension, registration in an active SMG session is required.

## Rankings

- #192,254 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.at.sifma.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

User feedback highlights core issues with SMG: persistent login/registration barriers, stability problems (crashes/logouts), and privacy concerns due to data requests. Some positive notes mention ad-free experience, ease of use after initial exploration, and school-related usefulness. Availability for non-school users is questionable, limiting access. Overall, access and reliability are the dominant negatives, with a few niche educational positives.

### Pros

- Easy to understand once you navigate the app
- No ads (advertising-free experience)
- Remembers username/password and can work offline in some cases
- Useful for checking stocks in the game (educational use)
- Some users report it can be used in school settings

### Cons

- Login/registration problems block progress (can't register, can't login, login loops)
- Crashes frequently and logs out when you close the app
- App asks for too much personal information / privacy concerns
- Registration appears restricted to schools / not open to general users

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.at.sifma)