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Issue 16 - JUNE 2018
www.bahrainbourse.comBAHRAIN BOURSE HONORS TRADEQUEST TOP FINALISTS FOR
2017-2018 (CONTINUED)
The ceremony was attended by
students and their respective fam-
ilies, senior representatives from
sponsoring organizations, senior
officials from the Ministry of Ed-
ucation, other invited guests as well
as the officials of Bahrain Bourse.
Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al
Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer
of Bahrain Bourse, delivered a
speech highlighting the impor-
tance of the TradeQuest Program
in capitalizing on youth talent,
many of whom have become pio-
neers in all sectors of the economy.
H.E. Rasheed Al Maraj, Governor
of the Central Bank of Bahrain
presented Bahrain Bourse’s tro-
phy and awards to the top three
finalists of each category. The in-
vestment advisors were also hon-
ored for their extraordinary com-
mitment towards this program.
Top three winners from the Private
schools category were as follows:
1
st
Place – Ibn Khuldoon National
School, 2
nd
Place – St. Christopher’s
School, and 3
rd
Place – Al Noor
International School. Top three
winners from the Government
schools category were as follows:
1
st
Place – Saar Secondary Girls
School, 2
nd
Place – Al Istiqlal Sec-
ondary Girls School, and 3
rd
Place
– Jidhafs Secondary Girls School.
Top three winners from the Uni-
versities category were as follows:
1
st
place - University of Bahrain,
2
nd
Place - Royal University for
Women, and 3
rd
Place – BIBF.
TradeQuest is a simulated busi-
ness-education partnership pro-
gram provides participating
students a real-life simulation expe-
rience of capital market investment
by learning the systems and regula-
tions implemented at both Bahrain
Bourse and NYSE, analyzing and
selecting which shares to invest in,
and managing a portfolio of shares.
Competing teams from each
category are allocated a virtu-
al portfolio of BD 500,000 and
US$4 million to invest in com-
panies listed at Bahrain Bourse
and New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE). The teams were closely
mentored by a professional In-
vestment Advisor to guide them
throughout the program tenure.
The 2017-2018 TradeQuest pro-
gram includes a total of 17 school
teams & 4 universities, including 8
private schools and they are: Ab-
dul Rahman Kanoo International
School, Bahrain Bayan School,
Bahrain School, Al-Hekma Inter-
national School, Ibn Khuldoon
National School, Naseem Inter-
national School, Al Noor Inter-
national School, and St. Christo-
pher’s School, and 9 Government
Schools and they are: East Riffa
Secondary Boys School, Al Hidd
Secondary Girls School, Al-Is-
tiqlal Secondary Girls School,
Jidhafs Secondary Girls School,
Khawla Secondary Girls Schools,
Al Noor Secondary Girls School,
Saar Secondary Girls School, Sitra
Secondary Girls School, Al Ta’awon
Secondary Boys School, and 4
university teams as follows: BIBF,
Polytechnic, Royal University for
Women, and University of Bahrain.
Bahrain Bourse extends their
sincere thanks to our network of
sponsors: Platinum Sponsors’:
Bank ABC, Bahrain Economic
Development Board, Tamkeen,
Mumtalakat, and National Bank
of Bahrain. ‘Gold Sponsors’: Ahli
United Bank, SICO, United Gulf
Bank. And our ‘Silver Sponsors’:
Al Salam Bank Bahrain, BBK, Gulf
International Bank, Investcorp,
and Khaleeji Commercial Bank.
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Trade
Quest
Investment Trading Competition