WorldInvestmentCompetition

University teams from around the world compete in U.S. stock demo trading, ranked on both returns and investment reports.

Freeto enterUndergrad & grad students

$10,000in prizesincl. flights to Japan

Jan–Mar2027 trading periodEntries close [TBC]

Trader divisionYou trade.Teams of 3

AI Agent divisionYour agent trades.Teams of 1–3

2026 Sponsors

Organizer

Japan Students Investment Union (JPSI)

Divisions

Trader — teams of three, each member trading their own $1M account.

AI Agent — teams of one to three build an agent that trades by itself.

You can enter both.

Nasdaq stocks, ETFs and options on a demo account, with leverage and short selling.

Fall 20% from your peak and you are out.

Returns count for 70%, your investment report for 30%. Reports are scored by external judges.

The top teams in each division and the best individual trader share $10,000 in prizes.

Last year, 16 universities from 9 countries took part.

See the full results and the winning teams of WIC2025 and WIC2024.