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Algo Crypto Trading Challenge 2022 (Global)

Deadline: 17 Jul 2022 HKT23:59 (Closed)
Location: Online

To: All UG students

 

The Algo Challenge Association is inviting applications for the “Algo Crypto Trading Challenge 2022 (Global)”.

 

About the Challenge

 

The Challenge aims to ideate your strategies, test trading algorithms on a robust back-testing platform and gain professional industry knowledge and practical skills to prepare yourself as the next-gen algo-trading professional. It is open to public and teams of 1 to 4 members will be formed with diverse skills, i.e. maths, statistics, finance, coding, and presentation.

 

1st Round: Ideate

2nd Round: Test

Final Round: Compete

Registered teams of 1 to 4 students will prepare a trading proposal with less than 15 slides of ppt consisting of:

 

  • Executive summary
  • Trading idea description
  • Trading logic
  • Implementation detail
  • Team biography

Coding is not required in this round

 

Teams will code their trading algorithm and test it on ALGOGENE's back-testing engine, then submit the code

Judges will backtest trading algorithms for return, volatility, robustness, and practicality to select advancing teams




 

Each team needs to compete in out-sample forward test and live paper trading

Live paper trading will last for 2 months from 1 Nov 2022 to 31 Dec 2022

Teams will present a trading plan to judges in a 5-minute pitch session on the final day

Judges will select winners in each of these categories:

 

• Best Return


• Best Sharpe


• Best Strategy Design

Submission deadline: 21 Aug 2022

Result announced: 31 Aug 2022

Submission deadline: 23 Oct 2022

Result announced: 31 Oct 2022

Final Day: 8 Jan 2023

 

Timeline

 

Date

Event

17 Jul 2022

Deadline of Registration

21 Aug 2022

Deadline of 1st Round: Idea and Strategy Proposal Submission

31 Aug 2022

Announcement of 1st Round Winners

23 Oct 2022

Deadline of 2nd Round: Back-testing Completed and Code Submission

31 Oct 2022

Announcement of 2nd Round Winners

31 Dec 2022

2-month Live Paper Trading Completed

8 Jan 2023

Final Day and Award Ceremony



Awards and Benefits

 

  • Winning teams from each category (i.e. Best Return, Best Sharpe, Best Strategy Design) will win up to US$1,000.
  • Winners will receive a participation certificate and get a 1-year free subscription to ALGOGENE’s back-testing platform.
  • Winners will have a chance to get their algo minted as NFTs in Opensea and internship/ full-time employment from the Organisers.
  • Winners will connect with algo fund managers and industrial professionals in Algo Challenge Association (ACA).

Please refer to the Challenge website at https://algochallenge.org/crypto2022/index.html for details.

 

Interested students should submit an application via the above website by 17 July 2022 (Sunday).

 

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Disclaimer: 

 

1)  The School will not be responsible for any expenses incurred in the event.

2)  The data collected (including ID cards) through the online registration is solely administered by the organizer. The School shall not be held liable in the case that disputes, loss, or any other situations arise.