Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Trade Mogul Competetion by Futures First

Futures First and NIRMA have enjoyed a growing exchange of ideas and talent over the past few years. Futures First is offering a unique opportunity for students of NIRMA of all engineering branches [All 4 Years] to participate in “Trade Mogul”, company's online simulated trading competition.

Beginning this September, students of Nirma are invited to log in from their respective computers to experience trading using real-time prices from international futures markets in oil, gold, equities, and bonds. Here students will not only gain first-hand career experience, but also have a chance to prove their skills for national recognition.

Note: This competition tests pure analytical skills and risk appetite independently of academic discipline and knowledge base of international markets. Economics and finance majors do not necessarily have an advantage over math, science, and engineering majors.

Participating students earn prizes and gain experience
  1. Based on who trades best to maximize their Profit & Loss account (provided they exceed the minimum trade volume requirements)
  2. In the month of September, with stakes and prizes each week
  3. Plus an overall grand prize of Rs 100,000/ for the winner
  4. Plus the top 50 scorers are invited to interview for a career job with Futures First
Taste the thrill and challenge of trading in huge, fast-moving international futures markets Test their analytical skills and risk aptitude for trading and to open doors to a heady and lucrative career in financial services

About Futures First
As all know Futures First is a fast-growing research and trading advisory business in India that has built a reputation as a leading innovator in international financial markets. Futures First has a six-year history of attracting gifted graduates from the top universities and institutes in India into a career where they can leverage their analytical abilities through direct participation in world markets. Today, Futures First employs 500 of the brightest and most competitive strategists across six branch offices in India (Bangalore, Calcutta, Gandhinagar, Gurgaon, Hyderabad and Jaipur), and is accelerating its successful innovation and expansion by continuing to recruit the best talent from the most competitive universities and institutes in India and deploying them with cutting-edge training and development programs.

Futures First operates as part of the GHF Group, which also operates research and trading advisory branches in Israel, Hungary, Romania, China and Mauritius, as well as a clearing business in London, to trade and clear financial derivatives products on the European, North American and Asian exchanges.

Company sponsor “Trade Mogul” along with underwriting by the CME Group, collectively the world’s largest derivatives exchanges. The CME Group provides live price feeds for four different product markets to enable participating students to test their skills in live markets and compete with other students throughout India.

Students are requested to click the following LINK to participate: http://trademogul.futuresfirst.in/TM/

Wish all Success and Healthy Trading

SACHIN SEHGAL