Faculty of Economics - Department of Economics and Finance
What
StockTrak® is an online portfolio simulation platform used by Universities and Business Schools around the world as a teaching tool in courses related with financial topics (investing, risk management, portfolio management, asset allocation, etc.).
Multiple teams are provided of a virtual cash portfolio (initial amount: 1,000,000€) and are called to maximize the performance of their portfolio by investing in different assets (stocks, bonds, derivatives, etc.) traded in different trading venues (NYSE, NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange, Börse Frankfurt, Tokio Stock Exchange, etc.). The winner is the team that on the final day will have the portfolio with the greatest value.
When
Registrations to the competition are allowed until December 8th 2016 by sending an e-mail to Prof. Gianni Nicolini () adopting the following standard:
Object: StockTrak 2016 – Registration Form
Content of the mail:
This mail is for the registration to the 2016 StockTrak competition.Surname:
Name:
Curriculum: (“CLEMIF” or “Msc Finance and Banking” or "Bsc Business and Economics")
The competition will start (first trading day) on Thursday, December 1st 2016.
Each team will be made by two or three participants. The exact number or team members will depend by the total number of registrations.
The competition will be over (last trading day) on Friday February 17th 2017.
Who
The competition is open to all the students of the "CLEMIF magistrale" (first and second year), the Msc Finance and Banking (first and second year) and Msc Business and Economics.
Requests coming from other students will be evaluated individually.
Why
The aim of the competition is (1) to learn empirically about the functioning of the financial markets, (2) to test on a almost-real environment the knowledge and abilities on investment decisions and portfolio management developed in different courses, (3) to develop a personal feeling and a clear understanding about the risk on investments.
Credits for "other activities"
Students of the "CLEMIF magistrale" that will complete the competition will be rewarded with 6 credits (ECTS) for "other activities".
Students of the "Bsc Business and Economics" that will complete the competition will be rewarded with 3 credits (ECTS) for "other activities".