Opportunity brief
TREND TO TRADE
What if you had to acquire a company, build your position, and trade your way through a market driven by real-time news?
Welcome to Trend to Trade — an immersive finance simulation where strategy meets the market. Test your financial acumen, compete in a live company acquisition auction, and make strategic equity trading decisions as the market evolves around you.
With Grant Thornton Bharat as the Official Jury Partner, the competition brings an industry perspective to the evaluation of your financial analysis, strategic thinking, and decision-making.
THE CHALLENGE
You won't just answer questions about finance — you'll have to make financial decisions.
From identifying the right company to acquire to reacting to market-moving developments, every decision can change your position. Think strategically, analyse quickly, and adapt as the market moves.
COMPETITION PHASES
ROUND 1 | PRELIMINARY QUIZ
Put your finance knowledge to the test with a high-intensity quiz covering financial markets, business, economics, and investment concepts.
- Top 20 teams qualify for the on-campus rounds. - Qualification is based on accuracy and speed.
ROUND 2 | COMPANY ACQUISITION AUCTION
The top 20 teams enter an open auction featuring 20 companies.
- Analyse the information provided about each company. - Strategically bid to acquire your company. - Every team must own one company by the end of the auction.
ROUND 3 | STRATEGIC EQUITY TRADING
Now the real challenge begins.
Track real-time news and market developments, analyse their potential impact, and make strategic equity trading decisions. Your ability to connect information with market movements will determine how you perform.
TEAM DYNAMICS
- Team Size: 2–3 members - Eligibility: Open to all students
THINK. BID. TRADE.
Finance isn't just about knowing the numbers. It's about knowing what to do with them when the market moves.
Are you ready to Trend to Trade?