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Issue 8 - June 2016
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www.bahrainbourse.comAN ALLOCATION OF BD10,000 FOR THE PROGRAM’S WINNERS NEXT YEAR
The ceremony was attended by
students and their families, senior
representatives from sponsoring
organizations, other invited guests,
as well as the officials of the bourse.
On this occasion, H.E. Zayed bin
Rashid Alzayani said that he is
impressed with the TradeQuest
program and its role in enhanc-
ing education in the Kingdom
of Bahrain by developing stu-
dents’ trends toward investment.
The Minister also said that the
Government of the Kingdom
of Bahrain pays more attention
to education that considers the
human factor as the main fac-
tor in developing the econo-
my and community as a whole.
“I personally believe that the Trad-
eQuest program is a unique and
aspiring experience for the stu-
dents that took part in it, as well
as the investment advisors and
school advisors, especially that
most of those who participated in
the program in the past have taken
leading roles in many institutions
today,” H.E. Zayed Alzayani added.
“TradeQuest is one of the unique
programs adopted by Bahrain
Bourse that aims at increasing
investment awareness, along with
other initiatives that aim at achiev-
ing the same goal such as Trade-
Quest for university students, and
the “Smart Investor” program that
targets elementary school stu-
dents.” H.E. Zayed Alzayani said.
H.E. Zayed Alzayani announced
that BD10,000 will be allocated for
the three winning teams as of next
year, in which BD5,000 for the
first place winner, BD3,000 for the
second place winner, and BD2,000
for the third place winner.
The Chief Executive Officer of
Bahrain Bourse, Shaikh Khal-
ifa Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa
thanked H.E. Zayed bin Rashid
Alzayani for his patronage and
attendance to the ceremony.
Sh. Khalifa also thanked H.E. the
Governor of the Central Bank of
Bahrain for his attendance and
support to the TradeQuest Awards
Ceremony which truly reflects the
importance of the the program and
the support that it gets from the of-
ficials in the Government of Bah-
rain which in return motivates us,
as Bahrain Bourse, to continue or-
ganizing and developing this pro-
gram to benefit all related parties.
Shaikh Khalifa assured, “We are
looking forward to increase the
cooperation and collaboration
with various parties in order to
launch more initiatives that aim
at introducing saving and in-
vestment concepts to students
in a way that will contribute to
increasing their awareness of
the role of institutions and oth-
er parties related to the econo-
my of the Kingdom of Bahrain.”
Shaikh Khalifa praised the sup-
port of the organizations spon-
soring the program, and their
commitment to the program
since its launch in 1997, and
thanked all the students, school
advisors, and investment advi-
sors who participated in the pro-
gram, and wished them success.
H.E. Zayed bin Rashid Alzayani,
the Minister of Industry, Com-
merce, & Tourism and the Min-
ister in Charge of Bahrain Bourse
presented Bahrain Bourse’s Tro-
phy and first place overall winner
award to St. Christopher’s School.
Ibn Khuldoon National School
came second place, followed
by Abdulrahman Kanoo Inter-
national School in third place.
During the ceremony, Naseem
International School was awarded
the certificate for “Best Financial
Performance” and “Highest Re-
turn” at New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE). Al Wisam International
School was awarded the certificate
for the “Lowest Volatility” at NYSE.
St. Christopher’s School received
the certificate for the “Lowest
Volatility” at Bahrain Bourse.
Ibn Khuldoon National School
achieved the “Best Financial Per-
formance” certificate at Bahrain
Bourse, and Al Noor Secondary
Girls School won the “Highest Re-
turn” certificate at Bahrain Bourse.
Naseem International School
won the “Best Overall Financial
Performance” certificate, while
Abdulrahman Kanoo Interna-
tional School was awarded with
the “Best Presentation” certificate.
TradeQuest is a simulated busi-
ness-education partnership pro-
gram that focuses on investment
trading in world financial markets,
which operated for the first time in
the Kingdom of Bahrain in 1996
in cooperation with financial in-
stitutions and educational parties.
The program is geared to give
high school students close-to-life
experience in the stock markets,
with focus on understanding the
rules and regulations implement-
ed in those stock markets, the
analysis and selection of stocks,
and portfolio management for
equities listed on NYSE and BHB.
The TradeQuest 2015/2016 pro-
gram includes 10 school teams,
and they are Abdul Rahman
Kanoo International School,
Bahrain School, Ghazi Al-Go-
saibi Secondary Girls School,
Ibn Khuldoon National School,
Naseem International School, Al
Hidd Secondary Girls School, Al
Noor International School, Al
Noor Secondary Girls School,
St. Christopher’s School and Al
Wisam International School.
Several financial and banking in-
stitutions in Bahrain sponsored
the TradeQuest program and they
are: Ahli United Bank, Khaleeji
Commercial Bank, Securities and
Investment Company (SICO), In-
vestcorp Bank, Gulf International
Bank (GIB), and Bahrain Institute
of Banking & Finance (BIBF).