Hi all, we are running an individual trading competition from March 6th to April 2nd. There will prizes as detailed below: Prizes: Best Trader - €150 gift voucher Best Trade - €50 gift voucher This is open to any UCC student - to get involved just join our game at http://www.marketwatch.com/game/ucc-smf - the password to join is SMF2017 Make sure to email us at uccstudentmanagedfund@gmail.com if you're competing, as we'll be sending on extra material to everyone who does the competition on trading strategies, techniques etc. For any questions just send us a mail here on the page or email us. Good luck to all participating!

Hi All, Positive Equity, a proprietary trading firm based in Dublin, will be giving a talk in UCC tomorrow, Tuesday 25th October, from 1-2pm in ORB202. They will be speaking about what a day in the life of a trader involves, giving examples of their trading strategies and will also outline internship and graduate opportunities at Positive Equity. Hope to see you all there!

Interesting thoughts in this article, referencing Samsung's recent issues with Note 7 batteries: "The recent pullback in the share price offers an attractive entry point, a buying opportunity, for long-term investors”

Thanks to everyone who showed up for our launch night last night, it was great to see so many new faces! We will be reaching out to people with their assigned teams/sectors over the coming week, so please keep an eye on your email. Here's an interesting article from today: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-06/pound-plunges-6-1-percent-in-biggest-drop-since-brexit-result

Hi guys, Just a reminder that the Launch night for the SMF with Goodbody is on Thursday 6th October at 6 p.m in Boole 3. We will be outlining the finalised plan for the year and this will be the last opportunity for people to join the Fund this semester. There will be a number of representatives from Goodbody at the event so this is a great opportunity to meet them and learn more about trading, wealth management, investment banking and also to learn about opportunities to work with Goodbody. Hope to see you all there!

Hey Everyone, I hope you all had a great Freshers week! Just to let you know we're having our first meeting of the year tomorrow, Monday September 19th at 6 p.m in Kane G18. It will be a quick meeting where we explain a bit about the Fund, the opportunities it provides for Internships, trips and networking going forward and will also give people the opportunity to sign up as Equity Analysts in the Fund. If anyone you know wants to join the Fund who missed us on Societies Day then be sure to bring them along too. Hope to see you all there!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154083053992658&id=156732357657

Hey Guys Our semester 2 stock pitch night are on tonight in WGB G02 at 5:30 pm. Everybody is welcome.

Hey Guys There is an exciting trading intervarsity competition taking place over a 4 week period. If you wish to take part create a demo account on IG Markets (link down below) and trade yourself to riches in the coming few weeks. Top 2 candidates with the most profit at the end of the period will get a chance to represent UCC in the finals in Dublin. How to take part: 1) Create a demo trading account on IG Markets. http://www.ig.com/uk/demo-account 2) Email your login details to accfin@uccsocieties.ie. This is to check a your balance at the end. 3) Trade away until the 25th of March when trading ceases. Important Rule: 5 minimum trades are required over the period in order to be considered. Good Luck

REMINDER: Student Managed Fund Term 2 Launch TONIGHT at 7pm in Civil Engineering 110.

This Wednesday at 7pm, we are having our Term 2 Launch Night in the Civil Engineering building, room 110. If you would like input into how we will invest our €10,000 then come along!