LS Securities Successfully Concludes '1st University Student AI System Trading Challenge'

LS Securities announced on March 11 that it has successfully concluded the '1st University Student AI System Trading Challenge,' a competition focused on artificial intelligence (AI)-based investment strategies.

Participants are posing for a commemorative photo at the awards ceremony of the "1st University Student AI System Trading Challenge" held on the 24th of last month at Dasom Hall, Soongsil University. LS Securities

This competition was designed for university students, combining AI technology with financial investment strategies. Its aim was to enhance understanding of system trading (an investment method in which trades are executed automatically according to predetermined rules) and to discover future talent. The event was co-hosted by LS Securities, Soongsil University, YesStock, The Electronic Times, and ET Edu, with a total prize pool of 8 million won.

A total of 92 students from 38 universities nationwide participated in the event. The participants entered their trading ideas for overseas futures into LS Securities' automated trading platform, 'TrenzWTS (Web Trading System),' and competed based on the performance of AI-implemented trading strategies utilizing those ideas.

The Grand Prize (CEO Award of LS Securities) went to Lee Joon Shin, a student at Soongsil University. The Excellence Awards were presented to Sumin Jang from Inha University (President's Award of Soongsil University), Daesung Kim from Baekseok Culture University (CEO Award of The Electronic Times), Daeho Park from Soongsil University (CEO Award of ET Edu), and Kwangseok Seol from Jeonbuk National University (CEO Award of YesStock). In addition, 10 students received Merit Awards and 30 students received Encouragement Awards, with a total of 45 honorees.

Grand Prize winner Lee Joon Shin commented, "It was not easy to implement the trading scenario in code, but as I immersed myself through repeated backtesting, my interest in this field grew even more. I hope to contribute to companies in the future, particularly in financial data analysis or the quantitative finance sector."

An LS Securities representative stated, "The financial industry is changing rapidly, and we are now entering an era of technology and innovation that surpasses human limitations. We look forward to the challenges and achievements of university students who will drive new changes in finance."

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