Research fundamentals
Learn how to understand a business, read financial information, and identify the few facts that matter.
Management
High school finance club network
Research with rigor.
Compete with conviction.
Maryland Capital Management helps high school students build competition-ready investment ideas, sharpen their financial judgment, and lead strong finance clubs at their schools.
BUILT BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
RESEARCHMODELDEFEND
MCM FINANCE CLUB
CHAPTERS OPEN
6 active high school chapters.Montgomery County roots.Competition-focused training.
High school opportunities
WHARTON×ESSAY×STOCK PITCH×CASE COMP×PORTFOLIO
Built for high school
Learn finance by
doing the work.
MCM gives high school students a structured path from first investment idea to polished competition submission. Chapters meet consistently, form teams, and learn through practice.
Competition readiness
Turn research into a clear thesis, presentation, and written submission built around real deadlines.
Student leadership
Run meetings, recruit teammates, and build a chapter that creates opportunities for students across your school.
High school competitions
that open doors.
Portfolio
Wharton Global High School Investment Competition
Build a high school team, develop a long-term strategy, and defend your portfolio thinking.
StrategyPortfolioPitch
Research
Economics and Finance Essay Contests
Turn a strong market question into a clear, evidence-backed argument for student essay competitions.
ResearchWritingThesis
Pitch
High School Stock Pitch Challenges
Source an idea, analyze the business, and present the risk-reward with confidence.
ValuationAnalysisSpeaking
Case
Student Investing Case Competitions
Work through company decisions, strategic alternatives, and team recommendations.
AnalysisTeamworkDecks
Competition names and eligibility can change by season. Chapters confirm current rules before forming teams.
Our chapter network
Six schools.
One standard.
Our first chapters are led by high school students across Montgomery County. Each school brings its own community while sharing MCM training, competition resources, and expectations.
Active chapter
Wootton High School
Montgomery County, MarylandActive chapter
Churchill High School
Montgomery County, MarylandActive chapter
Walter Johnson High School
Montgomery County, MarylandActive chapter
Montgomery Blair High School
Montgomery County, MarylandActive chapter
Clarksburg High School
Montgomery County, MarylandActive chapter
North West High School
Montgomery County, MarylandBuild at your high school
Your school.
Our playbook.
Founding a chapter brings structured competition training, student leadership, and a growing peer network to your high school.
See if you are a fit →Apply
Tell us about your high school, your founding team, and why MCM should exist there.
Launch
Use the chapter kit to recruit members, run your first meeting, and build competition teams.
Compete
Train with the shared calendar, cross-school scrimmages, and feedback from the network.
Lead
Grow the club, develop future officers, and leave a durable program at your school.
Start a high school chapter
Bring MCM
to your school.
We are looking for high school students who are curious, coachable, and ready to build something that lasts.
✓Open to students in grades 9-12✓No prior finance club required✓Two committed founding members recommended