The Platform
A real-time stock market simulation where students don't just learn about financial literacy — they live it.
Live Market Simulation
Thirty students trade simultaneously on their own devices while a shared projector shows the market moving in real time.
The Thinking Window
Before trading opens, students study the market, estimate affordability, and plan strategy. It's applied mathematics.
The Trading Window
A live five-minute burst where prices shift based on class activity. Quick mental math matters. Hesitation has a price.
Demand-Driven Pricing
Prices respond to student behavior. When everyone buys, prices climb. When everyone sells, they fall. Supply and demand, lived.
Portfolio & Leaderboard
Real-time net worth tracking and a live class leaderboard keep engagement high all session long.
Biblical Curriculum Edition
A special edition for Christian schools integrates scripture on stewardship and generosity into market events.
For Schools
Built from the ground up for real classrooms — not retrofitted from an adult trading app.
Works on Any Device
Phones, tablets, or laptops. No app installs. No special hardware. If it has a browser, it runs Denarii.
Room Codes, Not Logins
Teachers generate a code. Students type it in. No accounts, no passwords, no IT department. Setup takes sixty seconds.
Curriculum-Aligned
Supports K-12 financial literacy standards: percentages, risk assessment, opportunity cost — through play, not worksheets.
Behavior Economy
Attendance and grades translate to higher starting bankrolls. Real-world effort equals in-game advantage.
Teacher Dashboard
See every portfolio, trigger market events, control the pace. You run the market — the platform gives you the tools.
Pilot Program Ready
We're partnering with schools for pilot programs. Get in touch — we'd love to bring Denarii to your classroom.
About DES
Denarii Educational Systems was born from a simple realization: the best way to teach financial literacy is to let students experience it.
Our founder spent years developing a stock market simulation game — first as entertainment for friends, then as something far more powerful. Watching players learn instinctively about risk, timing, and market forces made one thing clear: this engine belonged in a classroom.
The name comes from the denarius — a Roman silver coin that was a day's wages for a common laborer. Roman teachers were literally paid in denarii. It's a word that connects ancient economics, education, and the Bible — three pillars of what we're building.
We believe every student deserves to understand how money works — not from a textbook, but from doing. Denarii makes that possible.
Request a Demo
Interested in bringing Denarii to your school? We'd love to hear from you.