Exchange Hosts National University Student Securities and Derivatives Competition

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Hwajeong] The Korea Exchange announced on the 14th that it held the "15th National University Student Securities and Derivatives Competition" at its Busan headquarters on the 13th.

The Securities and Derivatives Competition has been held by the Exchange since 2005 to provide university students, who will lead the Korean economy, with an opportunity to understand the capital market. Teams consist of four university students currently enrolled in domestic universities and one faculty advisor, who submit outstanding papers related to the securities and derivatives markets for evaluation.

This year, 31 teams applied for the preliminary round held since September last year, and 10 teams advanced to the final round. At the finals held the previous day, each team presented their submitted research report, and after fierce competition, six teams were selected as awardees. The grand prize was awarded to the Soongsil University team for their presentation titled "A Study on the Economic Value of Smart Beta Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)." The excellence awards went to the Yonsei University team for their presentation on "A Study on Predicting Marginal Companies Using Deep Learning Algorithms" and the Pukyong National University team for their presentation on "Development of a Technology Patent Index Using Patent Portfolios."

The grand prize (1 team) receives a commendation from the Chairman of the Financial Services Commission along with a scholarship of 10 million KRW, while the excellence awards (2 teams) and encouragement awards (3 teams) receive commendations from the Chairman of the Korea Exchange and scholarships of 6 million KRW and 4 million KRW respectively.

Namgi Chae, Head of the Management Support Division (Vice Chairman) of the Korea Exchange, said, "As the years go by, the research topics are becoming more diverse, and the analysis methods and their levels are also improving significantly. We plan to actively utilize the students' innovative ideas and research results from the competition to develop the securities and derivatives markets."

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