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In collaboration with The Rotman Commerce Trading Group (RCTG), The BMO Financial Group Finance Research and Trading Lab will host the Rotman Commerce Trading Group Market Simulation Series.   Come visit the state-of-the-art FRT- Lab for this 3-part series!  Students can learn the basics about trading using the RIT Market Simulator.  Receive...

The Rotman FRT-Lab is pleased to offer you instructor-led Python training. You are invited to complete a prescriptive pathway that will help you learn and develop the skills needed to get started with Python.   The training is free of charge for Rotman Commerce and Rotman School of Management Students.   Click here for more information...

January 23rd, 2024 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm (EST)   The BMO Financial Group Finance Research and Trading Lab (Rotman FRT-Lab) at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, is pleased to announce the 2024 Rotman Portfolio Management Competition (RPMC), virtual Industry Information Session! RPMC participants, U of T Students and...

Congratulations to the winners of the 1st Edition virtual Rotman Market Simulation Challenge x China 2023 for High School students, supported by JT Canada Group and the BMO Finance Research and Trading Lab.   The challenge featured an innovative set of cases, delivered on the Lab Market Simulator platforms, allowing participating students...

Congratulations to the winners of the Rotman High School Market Simulation Challenge 2023, supported by Rotman Commerce and the BMO Finance Research and Trading Lab.   Hosted in person at the Rotman FRT-Lab or virtually, students applied their knowledge through a Market Simulation Challenge!   Thank you to all the participating students, and congratulations...

Congratulations to the winners of yesterday’s Rotman Microsoft® Excel® Hackathon 2023, supported by CCI Learning®! University of Toronto undergraduate and graduate students from all three campuses were invited to grow their technical toolkit by competing in curated excel challenges for a chance to win up to $1,500 in cash prizes! Thank you...

Registration is open for the Rotman Online Trading Competition (ROTC), 2024!   University of Toronto undergraduate and graduate students from all three campuses are invited to compete in a unique 1-day simulated market challenge where they test their skills in real-time from the safety of a structured learning environment.   ROTC 2024 marks the...

On November 18th, 2023, the BMO Financial Group Finance Research and Trading Lab presented the Rotman Market Simulation Challenge x Ireland 2023, a challenge dedicated to aspiring undergraduate university students in Ireland who are preparing for Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) 2024.   This challenge took place in-person at Trinity College in Dublin,...

Congratulations to the top performing teams at the Rotman Commerce Trading Competition (CTC) - Fall 2023. In collaboration with the Rotman Commerce Finance Association (RCFA) at the University of Toronto, the BMO Finance Research and Trading Lab hosted the Fall 2023 Rotman Commerce Trading Competition in person at the St. George...

The BMO Financial Group Finance Research and Trading lab at the Rotman School of Management is pleased to announce the 1st Edition of The Rotman Market Simulation Challenge x China 2023 for High School students, will be held virtually on December 16th, 2023.   The challenge will feature an innovative set of...