Financial Research and Learning Lab

Anyone from the uOttawa community interested in trading can either practice on their own or join a dedicated group:

• If you prefer testing your skills on your own:
  • Rotman runs the LT3 demo case 24/7.
  • You can practice in the Lab on the RIT Client Application Simulator. Anyone with an active uOttawa account can access.
  • Access instructions for both can be found here.
• If you want to join the Telfer Trading League in September:
  • The schedule can be found here.
• If you are interested in participating in competitions:
  • You must join the Telfer Trading League and participate in an internal competition that will help determine the team participating in the RITC.
• Academics: These are some courses at uOttawa that could help you prepare for a career in trading or the RITC:
  • ITI 1120: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I (3 UNITS)
  • MAT 3373 METHODS OF MACHINE LEARNING (3 UNITS)
  • MAT 3379: INTRODUCTION TO TIME SERIES ANALYSIS (3 UNITS)
  • MAT 4372: FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS (3 UNITS)
  • ADM 4351: OPTIONS AND FUTURES (3 UNITS)

Rotman Interactive Trader (RIT) application is an order-driven market simulator (which allows users to transact financial securities with each other on a real-time basis) plus a sequence of RIT cases. Each RIT case focuses on the risks and opportunities associated with particular securities or strategies.

To see how RIT works, you can access the RIT Client Application Demo running LT3 24/7 on Rotman's server. But for more cases, you can access the RIT Client Application Server in-person in the Lab.

To access the RIT simulator see instructions here.

The Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) is an annual event that brings teams of students and their faculty advisors from universities worldwide to participate in a unique 3-day simulated market challenge.

RITC 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of this trading competition, currently the world's largest.

Visit Rotman International Trading Competition (utoronto.ca) for more information.