Sporting event options market trading game

A method of playing an options trading game using a sporting event as a basis for simulating a market and playable by a plurality of players each having data terminal, said method comprising:

• allocating to each of said plurality of players a predetermined sum of simulated money displayed as a field on said data terminal;
• providing an array of options available for purchase, said options being displayed as a plurality of fields on said data terminals;
• inputting into a host computer a plurality of option strike prices each having a predetermined value;
• inputting a score into said host computer, said score having a value equal to a current score in a preselected sporting event;
• calculating a plurality of intrinsic option prices based on values comprising said plurality of predetermined option strike prices and said current score in said sporting event, said option prices being displayed as a plurality of fields on said data terminals corresponding to said options available for purchase;
• providing each player with an opportunity to buy and sell said options at said option prices by inputting information into said data terminal, wherein said players attempt to accumulate the most simulated wealth by buying and selling said options at favorable prices as said prices fluctuate in response to said sporting event;
• terminating the game when said preselected sporting event ends.