Fast Forward, A Virtual Trading Competition
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
Fast Forward, A Virtual Trading Competition: Stages and Timelines
Round 1: Online Trading
The online virtual trading event will last for 5 trading days. The participant achieving maximum gain in portfolio value at the end of 5 days will be the overall winner of Fast Forward. Real-time market prices will be used, and the participants cannot influence the prices.
All that you need to know about Fast Forward, A Virtual Trading Competition
Overview:
IIM Bangalore’s international business summit, Vista 2024, presents Fast Forward, a trading competition in association with Investment Fund and StockGro. Participants will trade equities, options, and futures on the StockGro platform using real price feeds and margin calculations. Compete with real players to win cash awards, demonstrating trading acumen over five consecutive trading days.
Important Points:
- The actual event will start one week before Vista.
- The event will last for 5 trading days.
- Login information for the trading account will be made available to registered participants only.
- Details regarding login and registration on the online platform (StockGro) will be communicated via email.
- Participants will be ranked based on their performances.
- The individual achieving maximum gain in portfolio value at the end of five days will be the overall winner of Fast Forward.
- Real-time market prices will be used, and participants cannot influence the price.
- It is an online-only event.
Dates:
- 5th Aug, 2024 9:35 AM - 9th Aug, 2024 3:25 PM (5 trading days).
Guidelines:
- This is an individual event, and the participant must be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate program at the time of submission.
- The decisions of the organizers will be final and binding on all participants.
- Participants must carefully read through and agree to the following terms & conditions:
- All decisions in matters of eligibility, authenticity, and final judgments will be with the organizing committee of Vista, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
- The format and structure of events on campus could be subject to change before the actual beginning of the event.
- Winners need to post testimonials about their experience on social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn) and 30-second video testimonials about their experience on Neostox to be eligible for the prize money.
Important dates & deadlines?
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3 Aug'24, 11:59 PM IST Registration Deadline
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Winner and Runners Up
Prizes worth Rs. 25,000!
About Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
- A leading graduate school of management in Asia, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) was set up under the IIM Act of 2017.
- With around 107 full-time faculty members, more than 1200 students across various degree/diploma granting programmes and nearly 5000 annual Executive Education participants, IIM Bangalore is an institute of national importance.
- IIM Bangalore's logo carries a proclamation in Sanskrit, तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु (tejasvi navadhitamastu), which translates as ‘let our study be enlightening’.
- It is located in close vicinity to some of the leading corporate organizations in the country, ranging from IT to consumer product companies. This gives IIM Bangalore the added advantage of integrating classroom knowledge with practical experience.
- IIM Bangalore's degree/diploma granting programmes comprise the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM), the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), the one year full-time Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP), the Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM), and the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP).
- IIMB offers the NS Ramaswamy Pre-doctoral (NSR Pre-doc) Fellowship programme with the aim to increase social diversity of management academia in India. All these programmes are very highly rated and IIMB alumni occupy senior managerial and academic positions around the world.
- Along with 11 disciplinary areas, IIMB has 7 centres of excellence that offer courses and conduct research on fascinating questions facing various sectors of industry.