Prize / Competition · Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing / Ivey Business School

Ben Graham Centre's 2027 International MBA Stock Picking Competition

Teams forecast and value selected stocks through research reports and finalist presentations

upcoming / team registration opens 2026-10-12 limited — remote report/application; finalists must present in Toronto remote

Program overview

medium-high; market-prediction/value-investing; MBA-student-only

Notes

Official timeline confirms team registration 2026-10-12–2027-01-11, report 2027-02-14, finalist notice 2027-02-26, presentations 2027-04-12 and winners 2027-04-13. Team pool is not normalized as personal USD payout.

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Quantiacs Contest 25 · Quant research challenge

Compete for $2M in strategy allocations.

Submit a unique trading system. The seven highest Contest Scores receive one-year notional allocations with performance fees currently based on a 10% profit share.

1st$1M
2nd$500K
3rd$250K
4th$100K
5th–7th$50K each

Unique systems only. Quantiacs applies a correlation filter, and allocations may be reduced or eliminated if a winner’s live Contest Score falls below its score at contest close.

Sponsored registration link. Prize amounts are notional strategy allocations; payouts are performance fees under Quantiacs’ Relative Performance Model. Winner allocations commence within 30 days after the contest ends. Eligibility and official rules apply; no purchase is necessary.