Wednesday, August 15, 2018

GES 與 IEEE (HK) CI Chapter 合辦「第二屆計量金融程式交易擂台」 8月6日起開始接受報名


香港訊2018815由香港金融交易解決方案供應商Global eSolutions (HK) Limited (“GES”) 與電機暨電子工程師學會計算智能協會(香港分會)(“IEEE (HK) CI Chapter”) 合辦的「計量金融程式交易擂台」,繼去年成功舉行第一屆比賽後,今年昂然進入第二屆,比賽於201886日至105日接受本地各大專院校的學生報名。

今年主辦單位繼續以以培養香港新一代的程式交易人材為目標,希望透過比賽提升本地學術界對程式交易的興趣及研發交易策略的技術,讓大專學生體驗及實踐程式交易。參賽者以 GES 提供的Auton程式交易終端進行比賽,於交易終端自行編寫交易程式、以歷史數據進行回溯測試、以及透過真實市場數據進行模擬交易。參賽者可以個人名義或不多於二人的隊伍形式參賽,每位參賽者會有一千萬港元的模擬資金,以程式交易投資於香港交易所主板上市並以港幣計價的股份。

201886日至105日,學生可透過比賽網頁:www.ges.com.hk/SecondComputationalFinanceCompetition 報名參加比賽,將可獲得以程式交易於真實市場投資的寶貴經驗,更有機會贏取豐富獎品。比賽結束後,於比賽賬戶內持有「累積最高回報」及「最佳風險調整回報」的參賽者將會勝出。「累積最高回報」及「最佳風險調整回報」均設冠、亞、季軍各一名,分別可獲得總值港幣1,500元、1,000元及500元購物禮券。

IEEE (HK) CI Chapter 主席黎鶴賢博士表示︰「在電機暨電子工程師學會計算智能協會(香港分會)執行委員會的鼎力支持下,以及和GES 團隊愉快的合作經驗,『第二屆計量金融程式交易擂台』將會再次舉行。是次比賽絕對是大專學界最有意義的投資比賽之一,同學們在學期間可以透過比賽實踐編寫交易策略的技巧及以真實市場數據進行模擬交易,獲得學以致用的寶貴經驗。」

GES 資深量化工程師蘇劍平先生表示:「GES專注於金融科技軟件的研發已有超過十年歷史,是亞洲地區發展計量金融及程式交易的先驅之一。Auton是一個真正多元資產交易終端,支援外匯、貴金屬、差價合約、期權及證券。其內置的程式交易引擎讓投資者可於交易終端上使用現有或自行編寫的交易策略,同時透過歷史數據進行回溯測試,以及透過真實市場數據進行模擬交易,從而建立最適合自己,獨一無二的交易策略。通過是次比賽,我們希望幫助培訓本地計量金融/程式交易專才,同時進一步推動香港投資市場的金融科技發展。」


關於第二屆計量金融程式交易擂台
第二屆計量金融程式交易擂台由Global eSolutions (HK) Limited“GES”)與電機暨電子工程師學會計算智能協會(香港分會)(“IEEE (HK) CI Chapter”)聯合舉辦,邀請來自香港知名大學的學生及研究生參賽,以提升學生對程式交易的興趣及研發交易策略的技巧,以及培養香港新一代的程式交易人材。比賽設立的理念包括推廣計量金融/程式交易於金融領域的運用、以及在芸芸頂尖大學學府中尋找並培育程式交易人才、進一步推動香港金融市場的科技發展。」。

關於IEEE
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關於 GES
Global eSolutions (HK) Limited“GES”是一間立足於香港的金融交易解決方案供應商,專注於金融科技軟件的研發已有超過十年歷史,主要為亞洲及太平洋地區的客戶提供服務,包括香港、日本、馬來西亞、印尼以及澳洲。GES 多年來為金融機構提供金融交易、風險管理系統及各類金融訊息交換協議 (FIX) 橋接的解決方案,服務覆蓋場內及場外交易市場的需要,同時為客戶提供各類增值服務包括 IT 技術支援、系統整合、定製軟件、網絡基礎建設及托管服務等。GES 的專業技術及解決方案能讓金融機構克服各種風險管理、倉位管理、流通量需求及多元資產交易需求的挑戰。與此同時,GES 已與多間金融機構成為合作夥伴,為經紀商提供充足的流通量及市場深度,滿足各種交易需要。GES 將以豐富的行業經驗,加上大量的科研投入,於未來持續為金融機構提供最優秀的交易平台及支援服務,時刻保持業界領導地位。詳情可瀏覽企業網站www.ges.com.hk
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GES and IEEE (HK) CI Chapter Jointly Organize The Second Computational Finance Competition Application Starts from 6th August


Hong Kong –August 15, 2018Following the success of last year’s First Computational Finance Competition, the Second Computational Finance Competition (“Competition”) which are jointly organized by Hong Kong based Global eSolutions (HK) Limited (“GES”), a leading financial trading solution provider, and the IEEE (Hong Kong) Computational Intelligence Chapter (“IEEE (HK) CI Chapter”), are now accepting registration from students of local tertiary institutions from 6th August to 5th October 2018.

The organizers will continue to nurture algo trading talents and foster the pursuit of algo trading among academia in Hong Kong by organizing the Competition that allow students to apply their algo trading techniques in daily lives. During the Competition, all participants are required to use the Auton,a trading terminal provided by GES, for algo development, backtesting with historical data as well as virtual trading with live data. Each participant can enroll either as an individual or as a team with no more than 2 team members. Every participant will use algo strategies to trade on all HKD securities which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong with a virtual money of HK$10 million.

Students can register for the Competition from 6thAugust to 5th October 2018 via the Competition website: www.ges.com.hk/SecondComputationalFinanceCompetition.Through the Competition, students will gain rewarding experience of using a real algo-trade platform to invest, as well as a chance to win fabulous prizes. At the end of the Competition, the top three winning participants with the “Best Overall Return” and “Best Risk-Adjusted Return”, which is the Champion, the First Runner-up and the Second Runner-up in each category will be awarded with shopping vouchers of HK$1,500, HK$1,000 and HK$500 respectively.

Dr. Jean Lai, Chairman of IEEE (HK) CI Chapter, said, “Thanks to the keen supports of the Executive Committee members of the IEEE (HK) CI Chapter and the Computational Finance and Economics Technical Committee (“CFETC”) of the Computational Intelligence Society (“CIS”),and the wonderful working experience with GES, the Second Computational Finance Competition will be held again this year. The Competition is certainly one of the most meaningful investment competitions in the academic sector, allowing students to put investment theories into practice and gain the valuable experience of simulation trading in the real investment world.”

Mr. Ken So, Senior Quantitative Developer of GES, said, “GES is a Hong Kong-based financial trading solution provider dedicated to the financial technology industry for more than 10 years, and we are one of the pioneers in the development of quantitative finance in Asia. Auton is a true multi-asset trading terminal which supports FX, Bullion, CFDs,Options and Equities. Its built-in algo trading kit allows traders to deploy existing trading strategies or script their own one in the trading terminal. Allowing algo backtesting and forward-testing with historical data and live data respectively, Auton helps traders to develop the unique trading strategy that will work best for them. The Competition is definitely a good channel to nurture the next generation of talent in computational finance/algo-trading and promote the development of Fintech in Hong Kong investment market.”

About the Second Computational Finance Competition
The Second Computational Finance Competition is organized by Global eSolutions (HK) Limited (“GES”) and IEEE (Hong Kong) Computational Intelligence Chapter (“IEEE (HK) CI Chapter”), which invite undergraduates and postgraduates students from renowned universities in Hong Kong to foster the pursuit of algo trading among university students in Hong Kong. It was initiated with the vision to promote the use of computational finance/algo-trading in the area of finance, identify algo trading talents at top universities and boost the technology development in Hong Kong financial market.

About IEEE
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About GES
Global eSolutions (HK) Limited (“GES”) is a Hong Kong-based financial trading solution provider dedicated to the financial technology industry for more than 10 years, serving customers mainly in Asia Pacific region, such as Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. GES empowers financial institutions with algo-trading capability, advanced risk management and FIX bridging solutions. GES fully covers the needs of the on-floor trading and OTC markets, with value-added services ranging from IT technical support, system integration, bespoke software and network infrastructure development to hosting services.With GES technologies, financial institutions are able to overcome the challenges of risk management, position management, liquidity source and trading across different financial instruments in a single platform. GES’s well established partnering with financial institutions and brokerage firms can fulfill customers’ needs of liquidity and market depth.GES ensures the highest level of certainty and satisfaction through comprehensive industry expertise and a deep-set commitment to customers.
For further information, please visit our website: www.ges.com.hk

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For more information, please contact:
Ms. Sammi Li
Global eSolutions (HK) Limited
Tel: +852 3412 3636
Fax: +852 2851 0017
Email: mkt@ges.com.hk
Website: www.ges.com.hk