STUDENTS enjoyed a taste of what it is like to work on a fast-paced trading floor when Swansea-based OSTC held an open evening.
The event was designed to showcase derivatives trading as a career option while allowing students the chance to rub shoulders with some of the best traders in Wales.
The students who attended took part in a competition. The individual winners received a £100 prize while the top university received £200.
The competition was a chance for students to see how they might perform as traders. Twenty trading consoles were set up and the students had 30 minutes to make as much money as possible on a virtual trading platform.
Dom Newman from Swansea University was one of three winners. Newman who is also the head of Swansea University’s investment and finance society said: “It’s been a fantastic night. OSTC gives students a reason to join our society.
“Not many societies can offer the chance to interact directly with such a high profile company, we just want o thank OSTC for giving us this opportunity.”
Based in Swansea, leading global derivatives trading company OSTC has had close relationships with south Wales universities for some time. It recruits heavily from them and also runs a weekly webinar, dealing with important news and trades made during the week and which culminates in a question and answer session.

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