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CME Group Opens Registration for 23rd Annual Global University Trading Challenge

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CME Group is partnering with CQG, which will provide a simulated, professional-grade trading platform for its 23rd annual Global University Trading Challenge.

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CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that registration for the 23rd annual CME Group University Trading Challenge, which will be held from October 4 to October 30, is now open for interested university students around the world. The CME Group University Trading Challenge is a hands-on educational experience for undergraduate and graduate students. Teams, led by students or faculty advisors, take on a range of marketplace risks as they work to protect their mock investment portfolios. Using a simulated, professional-grade trading platform from CQG, teams step into the day-to-day realities of running an investment portfolio–facing the same pressures and possibilities real traders encounter. To sharpen their edge, students can draw on a rich set of available resources, from market data and news to live updates via the Dow Jones newsfeed and The Hightower Report. It all comes together as a real-time test of their ability to read and respond to shifting market dynamics. "We're excited to launch this year's Trading Challenge, a program that continues to inspire and equip the next generation of traders worldwide," said Anita Liskey, Global Head of Brand Marketing and Communications at CME Group. "For more than two decades, this one-of-a-kind competition has drawn more than 40,000 participants. We are so...

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What this signalsA new partnership often opens integration and co-selling work.

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Oct 4, 2026
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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Sep 1, 2026
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    "title": "CME Group Opens Registration for 23rd Annual Global University Trading Challenge",
    "excerpt": "CHICAGO , Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that registration for the 23rd annual CME Group University Trading Challenge, which will be held from October 4 to October 30, is now open for interested university students around the world. The CME Group University Trading Challenge is a hands-on educational experience for undergraduate and graduate students. Teams, led by students or faculty advisors, take on a range of marketplace risks as they work to protect their mock investment portfolios. Using a simulated, professional-grade trading platform from CQG , teams step into the day-to-day realities of running an investment portfolio–facing the same pressures and possibilities real traders encounter. To sharpen their edge, students can draw on a rich set of available resources , from market data and news to live updates via the Dow Jones newsfeed and The Hightower Report. It all comes together as a real-time test of their ability to read and respond to shifting market dynamics. \"We're excited to launch this year's Trading Challenge, a program that continues to inspire and equip the next generation of traders worldwide,\" said Anita Liskey, Global Head of Brand Marketing and Communications at CME Group. \"For more than two decades, this one-of-a-kind competition has drawn more than 40,000 participants. We are so...",
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