The Duke FinTech Trading Competition now operates on a continual rolling basis!
Rules regarding the Fall 2026 competition will be updated here in August 2026. Until then, congratulations to our 2026 winners! You can view the standings in the Standings page.
Winning traders will have their name engraved on a plaque under our official Trading Competition bell where they will bask in glory alongside other past winners over the years to come.
Winner’s Bell
The Duke FinTech Trading Competition is a 3-month long event in which student traders from around the world create paper trading accounts at Interactive Brokers and trade anything they want, including stocks, bonds, options, futures, currencies, crypto, and any of the other products offered by Interactive Brokers.
Due to the way in which we score & rank our participants, if you do well in this competition, it’s because you’re a good trader. Furthermore, we’ve introduced a bracket system this year to keep ALL of our traders interested and engaged. In the new system, even if you don’t stand much chance of taking the #1 spot overall, you can still compete for a top rank within your bracket, giving you a hard-earned accomplishment that you can report on your resume or CV.
To see how we accompilsh all this – and what makes us special – check out our scoring philosophy. Then you can begin the sign up process!
As a participating trader in this competition you will:
- Download Trader Workstation (Interactive Brokers’ professional-grade trading platform) and use it to trade real assets with real market prices using simulated money
- Join the Gothic Hedge Hub (our companion Discord Server) which you can use to communicate with other traders, the Competition admins, and industry sponsors
- Gain a chance to show recruiters and the world your trading skills
Go ahead and join now! We’ll look forward to seeing you in the Discord server :)