University Students Compete for Top Prize in Global Trading Competition
CME Group’s 15th Annual Trading Challenge is kicking off, and university students from all over the world will put their trading skills to the test. The stakes are high as teams are competing for a cash prize and a trip to Chicago for a day of education and networking. The Trading Challenge, hosted by CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, is complimentary for undergraduate and graduate students and attracts the next generation of finance professionals interested in expanding their education. By offering a simulated trading environment on a real-time professional platform, the electronic trading competition, teaches students how to trade a variety of CME Group products. Students will be able to trade CME Group’s benchmark products in agriculture, energy, metals, interest rates, equities and foreign exchange. Last year, a record 600 teams from 240 schools in 35 countries participated in the competition, with Rutgers University, Carne...