Ateneo wins 1st runner-up in MART Bonds Trading Competition
13 Jun 2022 | Alfonso Miguel N. Sevidal
Students from the Ateneo de Manila University placed first runner-up in the inaugural Money Markets Association of the Philippines Inter-collegiate Bonds Trading Competition (MART Cup) held from March to May 2022.
Ateneo’s MART Cup team, Braus Investment Group, is composed of Management Engineering seniors Joseph Emmanuel O. Argayoso (Team Captain), Veronica Renee G. Carlos, Matthew M. Cortez, Adrian Jarebb Y. Ong, and Harold Stanley S. Sy. They were mentored by faculty advisor Armin Paul D. Allado (BS ME ’12) from the Department of Quantitative Methods and Information Technology.
The MART Cup is a competition between university-sponsored teams where participants manage a virtual seed fund of Php 1 billion and invest in government securities. Participants were given the option to invest in the overnight deposit facility, treasury bills, fixed rate treasury notes, and retail treasury bonds. Teams were given nine weeks to realize the highest total return for their portfolios while adhering to proper trading behavior, report quality, and ethical standards.
This year’s MART Cup was the first to be organized by the Money Markets Association of the Philippines, in partnership with Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society Philippines.
Braus Investment Group competed with teams from Cavite State University, De La Salle University, Far Eastern University, San Beda College Alabang, University of the Philippines Diliman, and University of Santo Tomas.
For being first runner-up, the team took home a trophy and a cash prize of Php 25,000. Braus Investment Group was also given special awards, namely ‘Alpha’ Team for being the team with the highest total returns and Best in Cherry-Picking for being the team that recognized the highest realized trading gains from a single trade.
In addition to winning first runner-up, Ateneo’s Braus Investment Group also received special awards: The ‘Alpha’ Team and Best in Cherry-Picking.
The inaugural MART Cup was made possible through the competition’s sponsors: China Bank, Land Bank of the Philippines, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Maybank, and the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange.
Recent News
You may also like these articles
OrSem: Welcoming new beginnings at AGSB
“Salubong,” a Filipino word meaning to welcome or to meet, perfectly captures the spirit of this trimester’s Orientation Seminar (OrSem) at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.
Virtual support agent for the education sector powered by a large language model: BS ITE students' paper presented at the HCII 2025
Samantha Mae See, Stephanie Rayco, and Wolverix Skyler Yu, graduating students from the BS Information Technology Entrepreneurship (BS ITE), co-authored and co-presented a paper with
Ateneo BRC holds ICE Speakers Meeting with founders and leaders of top enterprises
The Ateneo Business Resource Center (BRC), in partnership with CIA Bootleg Manila, recently held an ICE Speakers Meeting featuring the founders and leaders of top
For the Rockwell Campus: Shift to online classes and work during the period of the Bar Examinations (Memo No. AGSB-DO-2526-004)
AGSB-DO-2526-004 01 July 2025 TO: AGSB Community FROM: (Sgd) Jowett Cecilio F Magsaysay, MBA, PhD Dean SUBJECT: For the Rockwell Campus: Shift to online classes
Ateneo BRC facilitates demo class for its upcoming Innovation Camp for Entrepreneurs (ICE)
The Ateneo Business Resource Center (BRC), in partnership with CIA Bootleg Manila, facilitated a demo class for its upcoming Innovation Camp for Entrepreneurs (“ICE”). In
Ateneo participates in Asia Academy of Management Special Conference in Bangkok, Thailand
Faculty, students, and alumni of the John Gokongwei School of Management’s PhD in Leadership Studies program attended and participated in the Asia Academy of Management