2026 University Trading Challenge
Prizes for top university teams (amounts not published on the page)
- Status
- 19 days left
- Starts
- 4 Oct 2026
- Ends
- 30 Oct 2026
- Type
- Demo contest
- Assets
- Commodities, Indices, Futures
- Who can join
- Worldwide entry; prizes only for US, Canada (excl. Quebec), UK, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan
- KYC
- Not stated
- Participants
- Not published
What it is
CME Group's 23rd annual student contest, in which university teams of three to five trade simulated CME futures across agriculture, energy, equity index, FX, rates and metals on CQG. Registration closed on 29 Sep. Last year's edition drew a record 615 teams from 174 universities.
How to join
Closed to new teams; follow the live standings on CME Group's challenge page.
Source checked 11 Oct 2026 (published 1 Sep 2026). Terms are set by CME Group and can change; the official rules always win. Something wrong? Fix this listing
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