Welcome to the CME Group Commodity Trading Challenge where colleges and universities from across the country compete in a fast- paced electronic and open outcry trading competition. This competition was originally created by The New York Mercantile Exchange and the University of Houston nine years ago with just a small number of schools on the roster. As the markets have grown however, so has the competition, with over 30 schools participating in 2009. In addition to the electronic trading segment, the University of Houston will serve as host for the Houston Open Outcry competition and Hofstra University, through its student organization Hofstra Quants & Traders (HQT), and Columbia University, through its student organization The SIPA Energy Association, will co-host the New York Open Outcry competition.

Thank you to all of our sponsors and participating schools for making this unique trading experience a reality.

Details:
The electronic component is team based and runs for four weeks:

• Products Traded: Crude Oil and Gold Futures 
• Practice Round: February 16-17, 2010
• Preliminary Round: February 18 - March 4, 2010
• National Finals: March 8-19, 2010

Scholarships will be awarded for the winning teams in the electronic portion.

There is also an optional open out-cry component where individual students can test their skills while on location in Houston on March 27, 2010 or in New York on April 16, 2010.

Click here for the complete competition rules.

Registration:

Registration - Click Here

Teams can have up to five participants, but each school is limited to
two undergraduate and two graduate teams.

Each team should only fill out one form with all team members listed.

If attending an Open-Outcry event, you must fill out your own individual form.

If you are a team lead, please check your open outcry selections on your team form,
if applicable to you.

There is no limit per school for the Open-Outcry.