[tradingroom-announce] Intercollegiate Trading Competition - cash prizes!

[Andrew J. Lisy]

=========================================================
The MIT Sloan Trading Room Taskforce, with TAMU, Presents
=========================================================

The first-annual Texax A&M FX Trading Competition! This competition is
education-focused, so we encourage all students, regardless of trading
experience, to participate if they are interested in the dynamics of world
trading markets. This contest is sponsored by several energy and trading
companies, including BPAmoco, so it is a great opportunity to get a leg up on
the recruitment process!

Who: Undergraduates of all major interested in financial trading

What: A foreign-exchange currencies trading competition

When: Sign up by October 21 to participate in the practice round. This is not
mandatory, but may give you some valuable practice beforehand. The actual
trading competition spans two 2-week periods: October 23 - November 4 and
November 6 - November 19.

Where: The competition is based entirely online, so you can participate from
your home computer.

Prizes:

Winners bracket (positive net trading after two rounds)
First Place: $1000
Second Place: $500
Third Place: $300

Consolation Bracket (those with a negative balance after round 1)
First Place: $500
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $200


How:

Please see the presentation at

http://web.mit.edu/taskforce/www/05fx_complete_info.ppt

for full rules and competition entry information.



--