{"id":104,"date":"2024-02-07T21:57:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T21:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/factsetchallenge\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2025-08-25T20:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:58:48","slug":"factset-apac-trading-challenge-prizes-rules-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edu.stocktrak.com\/factsetchallenge\/factset-apac-trading-challenge-prizes-rules-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"FactSet APAC Trading Challenge – Prizes, Rules & Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prizes   <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In addition to cash and technology prizes, winning teams can also enjoy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • A formal online certificate awarded by FactSet upon passing mandatory courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Interview prep and career counseling from FactSet\u2019s Recruiting Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A fast-track through our interview process for the fulltime Client Solutions Position or Client Solutions Summer internship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Winners will be determined based on their overall sharpe ratio , stock analysis, final presentation performance, following the rules, and timely completion of the FactSet online courses.  See Official Rules Below. Click the button on the front page to register.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Scenario<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Julie, 26, has just graduated from a leading flight academy in Australia. She works as a first officer for a feeder airline. Julie has recently received a gift of $50,000 USD from her grandparents as a graduation gift. She is an avid stock market buff since her college days and intends to use her banks brokerage app to build herself an aggressive portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Build an aggressive portfolio of your choice of securities from any and all of the following US and London Exchanges. Participants can also buy stocks on the London exchange. Additional US Exchanges to be offered are on the AMEX, NYSE and NASDAQ. Options trade on the CBOE exchange in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • You have $50,000 USD <\/strong>to work with.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • A position limit of 10% for Equities, 5% for Mutual Funds, 5% for Options and 5 % of Crypto will be maintained as the maximum that anyone can invest in a security type.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • A diversification limit rule of 40% as the maximum that anyone can invest in an Asset type<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Asset types that are available include- APAC and US Stocks, US ETFs, US Options and Crypto currency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • You will be graded on the Sharpe Ratio to be declared a winner. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • No day trading, short selling and or margin trading is permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Participants have a maximum of 75 trades their disposal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • You must have trading activity in every month of the competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      *US Stocks and ETFs trade at real-time bid ask with a 15-minute delayed quote displayed in EDT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      *US Mutual Funds trade at end of day pricing EDT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      *Crypto \u2013 Real-time bid ask with a 15-minute delayed quote displayed trades 24 hours a day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      *APAC exchanges include the ASX, Bangkok, HK, Jakarta, Mumbai, NZ, Seoul, Shanghai ,Shenzhen, Taiwan,  Tokyo , Vietnam, and Korea trade in their respective APAC time zones.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Eligibility, Registrations, Important Dates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n