{"id":1972,"date":"2023-09-20T13:25:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T13:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/future-students\/?page_id=1972"},"modified":"2026-04-29T20:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:36:08","slug":"market-simulation-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/future-students\/on-campus-events\/market-simulation-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Market Simulation Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rotman Commerce - High School Market Simulation Challenge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cC2sOXboffY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Registration for the High School Market Simulation Challenge will open in September 2026.<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.adm.utoronto.ca\/register\/?id=b18415f2-2761-4f02-9775-065bce37e6a7\">Join the Junior Outreach Events mailing list<\/a>\u00a0to receive notice when registration opens!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/future-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/HS_Simulation_Challenge_April_2026_Results.xlsx-Sheet1.pdf\">April 29, 2026 Leaderboard<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-spacer\">\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>The BMO Financial Group Finance Research and Trading Lab and Rotman Commerce are pleased to present the High School Market Simulation Challenge.&nbsp;The Rotman FRT-Lab is a state-of-the-art facility at the Rotman School of Management&nbsp;that contributes to the integration of theory and practice by running&nbsp;interactive simulation-based&nbsp;learning sessions and providing&nbsp;students with real-time access to financial&nbsp;resources and databases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>The Rotman Finance Lab hosts&nbsp;the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.rotman.utoronto.ca\/financelab\/ritc\/\">Rotman International Trading Competition<\/a>&nbsp;(RITC), a 3-day simulated market&nbsp;challenge featuring&nbsp;50 competing&nbsp;universities from around the world. RITC is executed though the <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.rotman.utoronto.ca\/financelab\/rit\/\">RIT Market Simulator and associated Decision Cases<\/a> (RIT) an in-house software developed by the Rotman Finance Lab to reflect the behaviour of financial markets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/future-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/HSMSC-Group.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/future-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/HSMSC-Group.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/future-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/HSMSC-Group-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/future-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/HSMSC-Group-768x295.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">High School Market Simulation Challenge &#8211; April 29, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Event<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>The High School Market Simulation Challenge provides exceptional&nbsp;high school students with an introduction to the field of finance and an opportunity to learn through simulated business scenarios. Students will participate in a morning workshop designed to introduce them to financial markets and the&nbsp;<em>RIT Market Simulator platform,<\/em>&nbsp;then in the afternoon they will have the opportunity to demonstrate their newly learned&nbsp;skills through a Market Simulation Challenge using the <em>RIT Market Simulator<\/em>.&nbsp;No prior preparation is necessary&nbsp;for this challenge, and all required resources will be provided before and during the competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Dress Code<\/strong>: Smart casual<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"schedule\">Schedule<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p><em>all times are Eastern Standard Time<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-table\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>9:30 AM<\/td><td>Check-in and Log in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00 AM<\/td><td>Rotman Interative Trader Training Workshop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30 AM<\/td><td>Lunch* <br>(1 hour break for virtual participants)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:30 PM<\/td><td>Trading Competition<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1:30 PM<\/td><td>Scoring<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1:45 PM<\/td><td>Winners Announcement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2:00 PM<\/td><td>End<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*A catered lunch will be provided for all in-person registrations (lab &amp; overflow room)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"downloads\">Downloads &amp; Resources<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotman.utoronto.ca\/faculty-and-research\/education-labs\/bmo-financial-group-finance-research-and-trading-lab\/rit-market-simulator\/rit-downloads\/\">Download the RIT trading platform<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RIT Video Tutorial<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RIT - Video Tutorial\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iOsA6SZYqg8?start=37&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration for the High School Market Simulation Challenge will open in September 2026.Join the Junior Outreach Events mailing list\u00a0to receive notice when registration opens! 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