LA Stock Pitch Competition (LASPC) — 2026The LA Stock Pitch Competition (LASPC) is the inaugural student-run stock pitch competition for Los Angeles high school students. It is hosted by Crossroads School and Marlborough School, but it is open to any student in grades 9 to 12 at any Los Angeles-area high school — you do not need to attend a host school to compete.Key facts

Competition day: Sunday, October 18, 2026, in person at Crossroads School, 1714 21st Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Doors 8:15 AM, opening remarks 9:10 AM Pacific.

Who can enter: any Los Angeles-area high schooler in grades 9 to 12. Teams are 1 or 2 students (solo or pair).

Entry fee: $25 per team, flat (the same whether you compete solo or as a pair). Need-based fee waivers are available via contact@laspc.org.

Registration opens August 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM PST and closes September 26, 2026. There is no cap on the number of teams that can register.

How the competition works — two phases

Online qualifying round: every registered team submits a pitch deck by October 3, 2026, emailed to submission@laspc.org. Email is the only accepted submission method; decks may be PDF or PowerPoint (.pptx). There is no in-person pitch in this round and no cap on entries. A committee of industry professionals reviews every deck.

In-person rounds: the top 80 teams are announced October 10, 2026 and compete in person on October 18 in a single-elimination bracket — 80 teams, then 20, then 5 finalists.

The pitchPitch any publicly traded US company on the NYSE or NASDAQ, long or short, using only publicly available information. Required deck sections: business description, industry overview, investment summary, valuation and financial analysis, investment risks, and ESG considerations. Some form of valuation (for example a DCF or comparable-company analysis) is required. Scored out of 100 points: investment idea 50, slide presentation 25, live pitch 25. Judges are industry professionals — working analysts, portfolio managers, and finance faculty. Cash prizes are awarded to the top 5 teams: 10% of proceeds go to charity and the rest of the prize pool is split 35/25/15/10/5%.Key dates (all 2026)

August 7 — Registration opens (12:00 AM PST)

September 26 — Registration closes

October 3 — Pitch decks due, emailed to submission@laspc.org

October 10 — Top 80 teams announced

October 18 — Competition day, in person at Crossroads School, Santa Monica

ContactQuestions and inquiries: contact@laspc.org. Pitch deck submissions: submission@laspc.org.