Finance students in the past have participated in national student competitions. They are a great opportunity to practice and further your knowledge and skills you learned in the finance program at PSU. Because not all of you are finance major, grading will be generous as long as you follow the instructions (e.g., number counts for answers). In addition, it’s not a technical assignment. It’s an opportunity to look back and evaluate what you have learned, how they can be useful, and what else you should learn. Remember you chose finance as your major because you like something about finance. Follow your passion and keep learning what excites you, and you will have a bright future ahead of you. This is the last assignment of this course. Thank you for working hard in this course for the past 7 weeks.
Q1 What is the title of the finance student competition you may consider competing?
The Credit Suisse Holt Valuation Challenge
Q2 Describe the eligibility requirements, if any (e.g., undergraduate college student).
All students that are currently enrolled in a degree program
Q3 What are the competition criteria?
Compete in an online game to try and earn the most points to be eligible for an investment pitch opportunity Showcase your finance skills by researching & presenting a financial analysis of selected companies. Best pitches will be offered interviews for internships, full-time or short-term project positions at Credit Suisse Holt
Q4 What is the deadline for the submission?
The deadline was in 2019, but the competition may come back for summer 2021
Q5 Why are you interested in this competition?
It’d be a great chance to show off all of the knowledge I have learned since at school and a great opportunity to secure a position at a huge company
Q6 What would be a possible project you may turn in for the competition? Describe it in at least 100 words.
I would be doing an investment pitch to Credit Suisse Holt that consists of researching a company and completeling a full financial analysis of said company.This would be done through a video submission where I explain based on financial concepts the growth and downfalls of a companys flow of capital as well as research I would do into their products, pricing analytics, and expenditures.
Q7 List things that you learned in financial modeling course that could be helpful for your project in Q6. Describe it in at least 100 words.
By being able to use R more effectively after taking financial modeling, I will be better equipped to graph out every aspect of the companies stock prices, as well as calculating there performance based on this data.
Q8 List things that you learned in other finance courses at PSU that could be helpful for your project in Q6. Describe it in at least 100 words.
Q9 Check the finance blog below and see if you see any post that may be helpful for your project in Q6. Discuss how it can be helpful in at least 100 words. Hint: The author of the blog writes articles on financial analysis using R. https://rviews.rstudio.com/categories/reproducible-finance-with-r/
Q10 List things that you think could be helpful but not taught/offered at PSU finance courses. Discuss how it can be helpful in at least 100 words.