In Baruch College's simulated securities trading room, forty-two high-end Dell Precision Workstations run the Windows XP Professional operating system (OS), and Reuters delivers a data feed via the Reuters 3000 Xtra Service and Kobra. At the University of Washingon, a simulated Nasdaq trading room has been opened in which students can absorb the atmosphere of a real-time Nasdaq trading environment. Over a dozen trading stations run on dual monitors, with a display board that shows running stock quotes, a continuous data feed from Reuters, and two TV monitors. As of a few years ago, approximately a dozen universities throughout the U.S. had mock trading rooms, and there are an estimated two dozen currently in operation. Among participating institutions are Penn State, Texas A&M, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Carnegie-Mellon, Vanderbilt, Bentley, Illinois Institute of Technology, Michigan State, Tulane, Baruch College, and Saint Joseph's University. The campus trading rooms benefit from the interest of alumni, many of whom have profited from Wall Street trading. Forty-two high-end Dell Precision Workstations run the Windows XP Professional operating system (OS) at Baruch College, and Reuters delivers a data feed to the room via the Reuters 3000 Xtra Service and Kobra. At the University of Washington, says a spokesman, the goal is strictly educational, no actual trading occurs, and no data leaves the center.