Unit Trust Investment Game

SWAHA Hindu College was invited to participate in 15th Edition of the Schools’ Investment Game 2010-2011 hosted by the Unit Trust Corporation. The game was created to enhance the knowledge learnt in the classroom and to provide the students with the practical exposure to the money and capital market. Teams entering the game were allotted a notional sum of twenty thousand ($20000.00) for investment in the following instruments: First Unit Scheme, Second Unit Scheme, Fixed Deposit, Savings Account, Company Shares traded on the T & T Stock Market, Chaconia Income & Growth Fund and US Dollar Money Market Fund. At the completion of the game, the team with be highest return will be adjudged the winner.
Although, this is the first time that SWAHA Hindu College had entered the Students’ Investment Game, and competed against 40 other schools in the country, one of our teams was able to win one of the monthly prizes. This was the monthly prize for November 2010. The team comprising of Reshma Dial, Sasha Dindial, Akheela Guerra and Sashanta Indoi, are now ranked 2nd in the game, amidst other schools such as Queens Royal College and St. Mary’s College. Members of the Marketing Department of Unit Trust Corporation visited SWAHA Hindu College on Tuesday 11th January, 2010 to personally congratulate and distribute prizes to our students. The team is eagerly awaiting the completion of the investment game on January 22nd where they hope to be one of the top four winners of the competition.
The successful students were elated when the representatives from the UTC announced that they are also eligible in attaining training positions in the company for the summer vacation, in an attempt to expose students to an environment which deals with investment on a daily basis.
We wish our students and the other competitors the best of luck!

Click below for pictures taken at the ceremony.

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