BHB kicks off 24th Edition of TradeQuest Challenge

TDT | Manama                       

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com    

Bahrain Bourse (BHB) kicked off the 24th Edition of the TradeQuest Programme for high school and university students for the academic year 2022-2023.

The programme aims to stimulate relevant learning through practical experience by grasping the rules and regulations implemented in financial markets, analyzing and selecting shares, and managing a portfolio of investment instruments listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Bahrain Bourse.

Following a rigorous sixmonth training and mentoring period, the top 3 finalists from each category, representing a total of 9 teams, will be provided with cash rewards totalling BHD 30,000. Private school teams include Abdul Rahman Kanoo International School, Bahrain Bayan School, British School of Bahrain, Al-Hekma International School, Ibn Khuldoon National School, Naseem International School, New Millennium School, Al Noor International School, St. Christopher’s School, and Al Wisam School.

Government School teams include Sh. Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa Secondary Industrial Boys School, Ahmed Al Omran Secondary Boys School, Ghazi Al-Gosaibi Secondary Girls School, Al Hidd Secondary Girls School, Al Ma’arifa Secondary Girls School, Sh. Moza bint Hamad Al Khalifa Comprehensive Girls School, Al Noor Secondary Girls School, Saar Secondary Girls School, Sitra Secondary Girls School, Al Ta’awon Secondary Boys School.

For the first time, the programme witnesses participation from technical and vocational government schools. University teams include Ahlia University, the American University of Bahrain, Bahrain Polytechnic, the Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF), the British University of Bahrain, the University of Bahrain, and the University of Technology Bahrain.

Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, CEO of Bahrain Bourse, stated “The Trade Quest programme complements other financial literacy programme offerings including the Smart Investor Program, the Investment Academy, and Capital Markets Apprenticeship Programme, which underlines our commitment to towards financial literacy.

In addition, the full scale of programmes also complements global initiatives that Bahrain Bourse participates in including the World Federation of Exchanges’ annual ‘Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy’ initiative.”