Babson Team Places 6th at Rotman International Trading Competition

February 28, 2024

Listen

Four students pose for a group photo — From left, Matthew Giacchetti ’24, Benjamin Epstein MBA’24, Nikolas Kritsikis MSF’24, and Joshua Collins MBA’24 comprised the Babson team.

Babson College placed sixth out of 43 leading international universities at the 2024 Rotman International Trading Competition in Toronto. Babson has an impressive track record, including winning the competition in 2009 and placing second in 2007 and 2010. Most recently, the team placed fourth in 2020.

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 three-day simulated market challenge. Teams trade six different cases, including options, commodities, electricity, and algorithmic trading cases. Participants also attend a variety of social and industry events with their fellow competitors worldwide, including the market close of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Sponsored by the Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance, the team was comprised of Joshua Collins MBA’24, Benjamin Epstein MBA’24, Matthew Giacchetti ’24, Nikolas Kritsikis MSF’24, and Wanrong Zhu ’26 (alternate). Faculty advisor Ryan Davies and industry mentor Joe Spinelli ’98 supported the team.

The team spent well over 100 hours preparing for the competition by building and refining complex trading algorithms in Python. The competition includes teams from leading universities such as Princeton, New York University, Columbia, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, and Peking University.

Posted in Babson Briefs

Tagged Finance, Graduate, Undergraduate, Class of 2024

Latest Stories

Leading the Way: Babson Wellness Chief Elevates Well-Being Priorities in Higher Education Ryan Travia, associate vice president for student success at Babson, issues a call to embrace well-being as central to student success in an upcoming book that offers a roadmap to leadership in student health.

By Hillary Chabot

Writer

Hillary Chabot

Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.

October 8, 2025

Tagged Student Life, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Campus, Advice

Posted in Community, Insights