NTU Top Traders Challenge
Jointly organised by NTU-IIC and UOB Kay Hian, the annual top trader challenge is a competition which lasted from 12th February to 9th March 2018. Competitors challenged each other to achieve the highest portfolio value by the end of the competition.
The champion of the challenge, Samuel Wee Zan Ming, amassed a portfolio worth $2,946,948.90 from just $100,000 of virtual cash on the trading platform by UOB Kay Hian, winning himself $1,500 for his achievement. The first runner up Lim Jia ZHeng Terrence built up his portfolio to $2,852,586.79 while the second runner up Lee Xuan Cheng grew his portfolio to $769,062.87 .
Two representatives from UOB Kay Hian presented the top two winners with their prizes and commended them for their success. One of the representatives, Siak Ling, who is Head of Business Development at UOB Kay Hian, also shared with the aspiring student investors present about his own career experience and provided advice for their career paths. As a graduate of political science, Siak Ling shared that he has been with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before entering Temasek Holdings, then Raffles Medical Group, and finally getting into his current role at UOB Kay Hian.
Aside from building on the fundamentals, Siak Ling also encouraged the students to ‘be open to challenges and explore new things’ and not to ‘give up the possibility of working in something in which you are completely untrained for’. The opportunity cost of changing jobs will get higher at a later stage of one’s career.
With this, the Top Trader Challenge 2018 officially ended. We hope this has been a wonderful experience for everyone and look forward to your participation next year.
