BLASH Trading Club @ IIFT

All activities of the club are aimed at equipping members not only with an idea of the mechanisms of trading, but also with an appreciation of the finer nuances of trading.

Activities:

 Club Meetings: Meetings are held for students' discussions on various Trade related topics. These forums ensure that the students get a real time glimpse of events unfolding around. The “Knowledge Management Series” is a platform which ensures that students get exposed to newer avenues in trade and trade related sectors. Meetings are often marked with surprise games or quizzes ensuring that the learning experience is real fun.   

 Simulation Trading: Simulation games of varying difficulty are organised to ensure that the students are prepared to face real life Bulls and Bears situations. Derivatives are also thrown open for the grabs in these games to make these traders stretch their calculations to the limit. The players are exposed to different variants in terms of stocks, commodities and forex ensuring that they get a feel of different environments.

 Students’ Commodities Mutual Fund: To generate REAL interest, we need to put in REAL money. The club has been successfully running the commodities mutual fund, thereby being able to implement the experiences of in-house games in live trading. The decisions of when and where to invest are collectively taken by the members, thus ensuring that the members start understanding the commodities markets better.

 Visiting trade related hubs: If you want to learn to trade, it just cannot be done sitting in a classroom. Get down to the markets and experience the live action there. The club organises visits to Tea- auction sites, the local port and other local Mandis to give that pulse of real mandi trading. These visits have really helped the members in terms of understanding those little yet important tricks of the trade which can be learnt only in the markets.

Workshops: The learning is not complete unless we hear out the experts. Eminent speakers from the industry are invited to speak on current topics thus giving us the industry perspective on the issues. It is also a chance for the students to interact with these dignitaries and get necessary inputs to pursue related interests. Workshops, thus ensure a strong relationship with the industry enabling to interact with industry leaders directly.  

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