Stock Pickers University Challenge
About the Contest
A simulated portfolio-management competition for university students across Canada and the U.S., presented by Fundamental Research Corp. and Cboe Canada. Every team runs a virtual $1,000,000 through the real FRC platform — real prices, real research, one public leaderboard.
Grand prize
$5,000 USD
cash & a trip to Las Vegas for the winning team
Key dates
- Roster lock
- Sep 19
- Launch meeting
- Sep 28
- Contest
- Oct 1 – Dec 31
- Winners announced
- January 2027
- 1
Register & build your team
Free to enter. Teams of 1–3 from the same school — create yours and add teammates on the My Team page.
- 2
Draft your 13 picks
One stock per GICS sector, one Cboe Canada listing, one FRC-covered company — at least $25,000 each from your $1,000,000. Submit them together.
- 3
Trade the quarter, top the board
Rebalance any time Oct 1 – Dec 31; every order fills at real market prices. The daily leaderboard ranks teams by return.
Not registered yet? Claim your spot — it takes 60 seconds and it's complimentary.