Corona del Mar and Estancia high schools, Dwyer Middle School in Huntington Beach and Masuda Middle School in Fountain Valley were the local schools to make the cut.
Affirm Holdings Inc. almost doubled in its public market debut, the latest multibillion-dollar technology company to start trading significantly higher than its initial public offering price.
“A lot of people ask me if the stock market is a game of luck, and he really proves [it isn’t],” Dylan said. “To be able to do that, it really shows that knowledge is really important. It’s not a game of gambling. It’s not a game of luck … He knows his material well.”
Cash, a sixth-grader at Dwyer Middle School in Huntington Beach, was honored at an awards ceremony Wednesday, as was second-place finisher Alejandro Bonilla, 11, of Santa Ana, who also received a $500 check.