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Invest £100,000 of virtual money
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How does it work?
Your team, consisting of four students, will have £100,000 of virtual
money to invest in the stock market.
By reading and forecasting market information provided online, you
can identify shares and make judgements of when to buy and sell in
order to make a profit. You’ll also be given tips along the way of how
you can manage your shares for success.
With share prices provided by Bloomberg, a provider of high-quality
financial data, news and analytics, the ifs Student Investor Challenge
is the most realistic share trading competition available.
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It is COMPLETELY FREE to register for the challenge and each
school or college can enter as many teams as they wish.
Only tutors are allowed to register teams in the competition, so
please speak to your tutor if you are interested in participating,
then register online at studentinvestor.org
On registering, your team can take advantage of the practice
period, where you are able to gain experience of trading until
the start of the competition when all the portfolios will be set
back to £100,000.
Registration closes 28 November 2015.
Prizes
Winners of the overall competition will win a week long all expenses paid
educational trip to New York, plus £2,000 for their school and £200 for each
team member.
What are the rules?
The ifs Student Investor Challenge runs from
October to February. Teams of four will be given
£100,000 of virtual money to trade, with the best
performing teams at the end of the competition,
including teams receiving a place through the
wildcard draw, competing against each other in a
four week online Stock Predictor challenge for a
place in the final. Winning teams will then take part
in an investment challenge and make a presentation to
industry experts at the final. For a full list of the
rules please visit:
How do I register?
The team in second place receives £1,500 for their school and £150 for each
team member. The team in third place receives £1,000 for their school and
£100 for each team member.
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Other prizes include:
Online Trader of the Year – the team with the best performing portfolio over
the course of the online trading stage of the competition will win £150 for
each team member.
Monthly Challenge – the most improved team each month during the online
trading stage of the competition will win £100 to share. Teams can only win
this prize once.
International Online Trader of the Year – the international team
with the best performing portfolio over the course of the online trading
stage of the competition will win £100 for each team member.