The President’s Investment Challenge officially begins with an Investment Challenge Orientation. Teams will receive an overview of the competition format, scoring criteria, and key market dynamics. Each team will also receive initial virtual capital to start building their portfolios.

Orientation Session Agenda

• 11 a.m. – Introduction (10 minutes) – Daniel Chi, Ph.D. and Xiaobo Liang, Ph.D.
• 11:10 - 11:40 a.m. – Tutorial by Stock-Trak (30 minutes) – Conor Nicholson and Ali Salahi
• 11:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. – Overview of Portfolio Construction (30 minutes) – Ceylan Ozdemir, CFA, VP and Senior Portfolio Advisor, Northern Trust (Board Director, CFA Society of Nevada)
• 12:10 - 12:40 p.m. – Overview of Macro Market & Economic Topics (30 minutes) – Samer Jawhari, CFA, Executive Director, JP Morgan Private Bank (UNLV Finance Alumnus)
• 12:40 - 1 p.m. – Q&A Session (20 minutes)

Not Sure if You Want To Compete?

If you haven’t signed up yet, feel free to attend the session to learn more and decide whether to join the challenge!