Singapore International Schools Trading Challenge

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CME Group’s Singapore International Schools Trading Challenge is an exciting two-week electronic trading competition where teams of students can trade a variety of CME Group futures contracts from multiple asset classes in a simulated trading environment on a real-time professional trading platform!

Each team’s total profit and loss will be calculated daily and a competition leaderboard will be available showcasing the top teams. The team with the biggest profit at the end of the Challenge wins!

Trade using live data in a simulated environment

“ The website was incredibly easy to use, once you

got the hang of things. At first we were all a tiny bit

confused, but once we figured it out it was such an

easy website to use, especially for students. I really

liked how there were tabs, based on category, it

really helped us to try and invest in something from

each of the categories, to try and have a more

balanced portfolio. ”

– Georgia, Grade 11, SAS

“ Got a better idea of how to read graphs and

analyse them showing the fluctuations in

market prices. ”

– Nikita, Grade 12, UWC

“ Anyone wanting to study economics, accounting

or business… extremely helpful in giving a

hands-on experience. The overall experience was

practical and easy to understand, it was also

interesting to discuss what decisions to make

based on what my teammates and I predicted. ”

– Madeleine, Grade 12, SAS

Trading platform powered by what actual professionals themselves use

“ A valuable experience in the futures trading

market - Actually doing trades to see how

the market operates and fluctuates is a truly

irreplaceable experience that can give you a

broader understanding of investment as a whole. ”

– Uday, Grade 12, UWC

“ Gave us a chance to try out real investing… My

fin al lesson is to have a diversified investment in

futures. My group invested in mostly gold and it

went bad for us because gold went down and we

didn’t have much to stop us from losing money. ”

– Pawan, Grade 10, SAS

“ We learnt as a group that communication was

very important, especially when you were unsure

of setting up the mechanism for buying and selling.

It’s natural to make some tentative moves at the

beginning, just to know how the market looks

like. In retrospect, we all agreed that markets are

unpredictable, if there was a concrete formula then

everyone would be filthy rich. Instead of delving

into the complex graph, just gather some strategies

within the group like following the news that will

actually help more. ”

– Marcus and team, Grade 12, UWC

Experience the thrill of executing trades on various futures contracts across six asset classes, from commodities like gold and crude oil to financial instruments such as S&P 500 and U.S. Treasury Notes

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FAQs

When does the Challenge start?The challenge typically starts on a selected Monday,

8:00 am Singapore time, and runs for two straight

weeks. Please register your interest as soon as possible

with us so that we can keep you updated on when the

next challenge starts.

Who is eligible to compete?It is only open to high school (or an equivalent level)

students currently enrolled in International Schools in

Singapore. Participants will need to form teams and

strategize all trades together throughout the duration.

How many in a team? We recommend 4 to 5 students per team, but leave the

final discretion to your school facilitator/tutor.

Does it cost money to participate?It is completely free for teams to use our trading

platform and we strongly encourage participants

to make use of all our readily-available

educational resources.

“ Investing in commodities, especially in the

short-run, is extremely volatile. ”

– Matthew, Grade 12, SAS

“ The collaboration with my team and the

application of economic theory were two of the

most important lessons that I have learned from

this experience. ”

– Dario, Grade 12, UWC

For more information and to register your interest, please contact Christopher.See@cmegroup.com