World Investment Competition 2025
The Investment Olympics
Compete with top student investors worldwide in a global investment challenge. Manage a $100,000 virtual portfolio over three months for a chance to win $15,000 in prizes.
What is WIC?
Compete with professional-grade tools: Interactive Brokers' trading platform paired with advanced charting software—exclusively for all participants.
Team Members
Collaborate with teammates in this worldwide competition
Virtual Portfolio
Each participant manages $100K in U.S. equities, ETFs, and options
in Prizes
Trophies, travel to Japan, and more
Competing teams from leading universities across the globe
WIC2024 Results
— TU Investment Club, TU München"The most important point for us was coming up with a strategy that was fitting the two-month time horizon of the competition. We decided to combine elements of traditional investment wisdom and high-conviction tactical trades. Drawing inspiration from legendary asset allocators like George Soros, we concentrated on select opportunities with a high probability of significant returns."
Competition Overview (WIC 2024)
Teams managed their portfolios using professional trading and charting tools.
Global Participation
Performance Chart
Competition Details
Everything you need to know about WIC2025 schedule, rules, and requirements.
Schedule
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Rules Overview
A detailed Rulebook will be provided and explained at the Kickoff session for all participants.
For IBKR platform instructions, please refer to the IBKR Quick Start Guide.
Who Can Participate?
Prize for the Winner
With a $100 team fee, win prizes worth $15,000
Prizes provided as products/services, not cash
TradingViewOverall Performance Award
Based purely on investment performance.
- ✓1st Place: Round-trip flights for 3 + TradingView Premium (1 year) + Exclusive dinner with Webull executives
- ✓2nd Place: TradingView Premium (1 year)
- ✓3rd Place: TradingView Premium (6 months)
Trader's Award
Evaluated by judges based on reports and portfolio management.
- ✓Round-trip flights for 3
- ✓Exclusive dinner with judges Shimura & Yamanaka at a premium restaurant
Most Valuable Player Award
Exceptional trading skills from unique perspective.
- ✓Round-trip flight (1 person)
- ✓Invitation to Waseda Forward Investment Club party
Options Trading Award
Excellence in options trading. Granted by Webull Securities.
- ✓VIP dinner with Webull executives
$15,000 in Total Prizes
Including trophies, travel to Japan, premium trading accounts, and internship opportunities
Sponsors
Supporting the competition infrastructure
Technical Sponsor
Analysis Tool Sponsor
Judge Sponsor
Media Sponsor
Judges
Expert panel evaluating competition performance
Nobuhiko Shimura
CEO, Skye Investment Managers Co Ltd.
Visiting Fellow, Stanford University
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1974. After working at Shinkin Central Bank, Nissei Asset Management, and Nissei Schroders Asset Management (London), he founded Sky Capital Group in 2013.
As a fund manager and trader, he has been involved in asset management for major institutional investors and investment trusts. Currently, he supports wealth building for individual investors, including high-net-worth individuals, and corporate executives.
He collaborates extensively with domestic and international asset management firms, investment banks, hedge funds, and public institutions. His expertise lies in active management of global equities.
Published Work:
"Investment Strategies of the World's Wealthy That Individual Investors Can Also Use" (Diamond Inc.) - Bestseller
Yasuji Yamanaka
Director, Ascendant Inc.
Graduated from Keio University in 1982 and joined Bank of America. He engaged in proprietary trading operations and was promoted to Vice President in 1989.
In 1997, he moved to Nikko Securities, and in 1999 became Deputy General Manager of the Foreign Exchange Division at NikkoCiti Trust & Banking.
In 2002, he founded Ascendant Inc., a financial consulting firm, where he serves as Director. Since 2019, he has been the Head of Japan Market at TradingView.
Published Work:
"How to Read and Use Technical Indicators" (Nihon Jitsugyo Publishing (2015)) - and other publications