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University Trading Challenge 2014-2015: FAQ



Applications and Eligibility

  1. Who can participate?

    The competition is open to all students born after 31 December 1986 and attending any degree course at any European University faculty or equivalent school at University level. Each faculty or school may only participate with one team.

  2. How can I apply?

    The students that wish to participate should contact their faculty's reference tutor, who will provide Directa with a list of actual team members.
    Please note: students who took part in previous editions of the competition are not eligible.

  3. How can I know if my faculty or school is participating in the championship? And how can I know the name of my reference tutor?

    You can contact Directa via email at unitrader@directa.com, or calling : +39 011 53.01.01 and we will provide you with the information.

  4. How can I obtain an application form?

    You can contact Directa via email at unitrader@directa.com, or calling : +39 011 53.01.01 and we will provide you with the application form.

  5. Are there any selections or admission tests in order to be part of my faculty or school team?

    The reference tutor will choose, at his discretion, the students that will participate in the Championship.

  6. How many students can be part of a single Team?

    Every Team should be composed of 3 to 5 members. Please note: students who took part in previous editions of this competition are not eligible.

  7. How many Teams can be formed for each faculty or school?

    Each faculty or school may only participate with one team.

  8. Can a Team be formed with students from more than one faculty or school?

    No, the competition is among faculties and schools, therefore every Team member should belong to the same institution.

Practical Information

  1. How can I open a trading account to partecipate to the Championship?

    The Team leader should fill in the application form Open an account that can be found on www.directa.com
Under section 15 "Notes and Additional information" the Team leader should write:

University Trading Challenge.

  1. Which tools will be provided to trade on the markets?

    Directa will provide every team with a full operating trading account, including the trading platforms, all the add-ins and € 5,000 real money to be used for trading.

  2. Which are the add-ins Directa will provide?

    Every Team will be provided with the following: "Trader" commission profile (1,3 per mil, max 18 Euro per trade, or degressive commissions or flat commisions that can be choosen and switched every day; Visual Trader, the technical analysis software (Pro version) for the whole championship; free market data.

  3. When the Championship will start and how long will it last?

    The competition will start on October 27th 2014 and it will end at 12 noon on May 8th 2015.
    Teams can apply starting from September 15th until December 15th 2014.

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