Posted on 3 May 2018
On the 19th April Gabriel Zedda James (Maths and Finance), Jasmine Gotobed (Economics), Theo Wilson (PPE), Edward Bottomley (Economics) and Thomas Armstrong – (Mathematics), competed at the South Eastern Hedge Fund Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. The competition, hosted by Georgia State University, involved designing an investment strategy and presenting ideas to a panel of industry leaders. They competed against 27 other submissions from universities across the globe. After giving their presentation, the University of York team were placed 2nd overall, beating the likes of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Duke University and University of Chicago.