Trader division
- Team
- 3 students
- Account
- $1M demo account per member
- Who trades
- You
- Platform
- Trader Workstation (TWS)
- Live trading
- Jan 4 – Mar 25, 2027
JPSI 2026
World Investment Competition
For undergrad & grad students
Sponsors
University teams from around the world compete in U.S. stock demo trading, ranked on both returns and investment reports.
This year, the Trader division is joined by a new AI Agent division.
$10,000 in prizes, and the entry is free.
Trader division, 1st place
Round-trip flights to Japan for all three members
Trader division, MVP
TradingView Premium for one year, for the individual with the highest return
AI Agent division, 1st – 3rd
Subscriptions such as ChatGPT Pro or Claude Max for up to 12 months, for every member
Total value of the prizes. Details are on each division's page.
Last year, 16 universities from 9 countries took part.
The universities came from Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Canada, the US, India, Australia, Malaysia and Japan. LMU Investment Club from Munich won with a return of +33.3%.
Divisions
Trade yourself, or build an agent that trades.
AI Agent division
New- Team
- 1 – 3 students
- Account
- One $1M demo account per team
- Who trades
- Your own trading system with an LLM built in. LLM costs covered by the organizers.
- Platform
- TWS API
- Live trading
- Feb 1 – Mar 25, 2027
New in 2026. Up to 15 teams.
Common Rules
Nasdaq
What you trade
Nasdaq-listed stocks and ETFs, and options on them, in an Interactive Brokers demo account. Leverage up to 4x intraday.
70 / 30
How you're ranked
Investment performance counts for 70% and your reports for 30%. Returns alone won't win.
−20%
Maximum drawdown
If your team's account value closes a trading day 20% below its peak, the team is out.
Schedule
Trader division
AI Agent division
Entries open
Oct 15 – Nov 15, 2026
Opening ceremony (online)
Dec 7
Test trading
Dec 7 – 20
Build your agent
Dec 7 – 31
Live trading
Jan 4 – Mar 25, 2027
Trial run
Jan 4 – 31, 2027
Live trading
Feb 1 – Mar 25
Final reports
Mar 26 – 31
Closing and awards ceremony
Apr 22
Entries close at 23:59 ET on Nov 15. Live trading ends at 15:50 ET on Mar 25.
Entry
WIC 2026
Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Teams enter as the representative of their student organization (investment club, student fund, etc.) or university. Free to enter. Submit the entry form by 23:59 ET on Nov 15 (one form covers both divisions).
Open the entry form