2009 J.P. Morgan Portfolio Competition
(30 March - 22 May)
With 8,269 university students registering from across Australia, the 2009 Competition generated both a record-breaking volume of trade and the highest rate of return in the Competition's history!
The Competition was held for eight weeks from 30 March to 22 May 2009, and saw the top participants double a virtual $200,000 by buying and selling from the ASX300. With share prices updated continuosly, daily local and overseas market news feeds from J.P. Morgan and a weekly market wrap,
the 2009 J.P. Morgan Portfolio competition remains the most sophisticated of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
The 2009 Prize Pool of $10,000 was split as follows:
$4,500 for the winner;
$2,000 for 2nd;
$1,500 for 3rd; and
$300 each for 4th to 10th place winners.
Congratulations to the Grand Prize Winner!
James Chen
Macquarie University
"During the competition, I relied mainly on tape reading and technical analysis to trade stocks. I was focusing on scalping a few ticks at a time, with an occasional swing trade based on market timing. It was certainly an extraordinary run-up from the March lows; I did not believe the rally could last but traded it anyway - an important lesson: it's fine to have a view, but trade what the market gives you.
Thanks to TradingPlaces and J.P. Morgan for organizing the competition and providing such a wonderful learning opportunity. It's not every decade you get to trade a crash recovery, however brief it may be.
"
Congratulations to the Top 10 Prize Winners
Rank
Name
Equity ($)
University
1
James Chen
521,684
Macquarie University
2
Benjamin Watson
479,171
Australian National University
3
Ben Riley
473,962
University of Queensland
4
Rui Dong
449,657
Monash University
5
Samuel Heinrich
411,093
University of Queensland
6
Nick Pontikinas
408,438
University of South Australia
7
Duc Thien Nguyen
392,668
University of New South Wales
8
Peter Maras
389,548
University of Sydney
9
Ho On Leung
377,324
Monash University
10
Ying Dou
370,928
Australian National University
Weekly Quiz Winners
Name
University
Week 1
Elias Amini
Macquarie University
Week 2
Kayhan Jamshidi
Monash University
Week 3
Tauseef Quazi
University of New South Wales
Week 4
Ling Zhu
University of New South Wales
Week 5
Wayne Wang
Australian National University
Week 6
Daniel Lawrence
University of New South Wales
Week 7
Michael Chau
University of Melbourne
Top Weekly Traders
Name
Equity Gained ($)
University
Week 1
Dicky Winarto
58,021
Monash University
Week 2
Jia Miao
21,401
University of Sydney
Week 3
James Chen
110,022
Macquarie University
Week 4
Jozef Drienko
40,799
Australian National University
Week 5
Ben Riley
71,071
University of Queensland
Week 6
Benjamin Watson
227,710
Australian National University
Week 7
James Chen
21,856
Macquarie University
Week 8
James Chen
67,699
Macquarie University
Thank You
A big thank you to all the student society promoters and staff who helped promote the Competition this year.
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BlueLake Partners is an equity trading and investment company based in Sydney, Australia, with active operations in Equities and Derivatives. The 2016 Bluelake Partners University Portfolio Competition allows Australian undergraduate university students the opportunity to showcase their trading and investment skills in a bid for potential career and networking opportunities, as well as great prizes.
James Chen