M.U.S.T. School of Business students wins the 2nd & 3rd Prizes in the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Trading Contest Final

The second Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Trading Contest Final was held by the FDT Finance Innovation Factory on December 19, 2017 in Hong Kong. The Drive team, composed of Ou Xingli, Dong Wengang and Tan Yongheng, students from the School of Business at Macau University of Science and Technology has won the second prize. In addition, the Mercury team, composed of Wang Yiming, Liu Yucan and Wei Weixin has won the third prize. Besides, Associate Professor Song Yu and Assistant Professor Lin Yongjia were awarded "Outstanding Teacher Award" and associate professor Liu Chengkun won the "Outstanding Organization Award."

The contest lasted more than one month, which was divided into an online simulated real-market foreign exchange trading contest and a presentation of the investment analysis report. Online game uses FDT score as the primary standard score calculation. Through the analysis and summary on the four aspects: trading strategy, fund management, risk control, and experience, the total score is calculated by the judging panel. After this fierce competition, both teams from MUST not only achieved excellent results in the online game, but also performed well in the offline contest. In the end, they won the second and third place honors. This competition not only enables students to apply their theoretical knowledge in practice, but also developing a thorough understanding of the foreign exchange market. Furthermore, it also promotes exchange between teachers and students from Beijing, Hong Kong and Macau, and provides cooperation opportunities for schools across these cities.

Winning teams and their supervising teachers