Traderoom News

Smeal Team Places Third In International Trading Competition

For the fifth time in the six-year history of the Rotman International Trading Competition, a team from Penn State's Smeal College of Business has finished in the top five. At the this year's competition, held Feb. 19 to 21 at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, Smeal's team took third place.

Fourteen New Faculty Members Join Smeal

Penn State's Smeal College of Business welcomes 14 new faculty members to the college for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Slate Of Business Leaders Set To Share 'Executive Insights' This Fall

Penn State's Smeal College of Business will host three senior-level business leaders during the fall semester as part of the third year of its guest speaker program, Leadership in Focus: Executive Insights.

Retired Mellon Foundation Treasurer Named Nittany Lion Fund Chair

Arthur D. Miltenberger, 1960 alumnus of Penn State's Smeal College of Business, has been named chair of the board of directors of the Nittany Lion Fund LLC, Smeal's $5 million student-managed, investor-owned investment portfolio.

Smeal Awards 2008-2009 Doctoral Scholarships

Penn State's Smeal College of Business has awarded eight doctoral students with scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Alum Pens Practical Money Strategy Book For Young Adults

You're So Money: Live Rich Even When You're Not offers a light read but a hefty amount of user-friendly advice especially for, but not limited to, Generation Y young professionals and Millennials.

Booyah! CNBC's 'Mad Money' Comes To Penn State's Smeal College of Business

"Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer," CNBC's hit investing show, is coming to Penn State's Smeal College of Business on March 26 as part of its 2008 "Back to School Tour." The show will tape at the Milton S. Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus and air on CNBC at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET on March 26.

Smeal Team Wins International Trading Competition Held In Toronto

A team of four finance students from Penn State's Smeal College of Business defeated teams from 33 other universities to win the 2008 Rotman International Trading Competition hosted by the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.

'Stock Market Madness' Offers High School Students A Taste Of Finance

The Trading Room at Penn State's Smeal College of Business will play host this summer to a weeklong resident and day camp for high school students interested in learning more about the stock market and the world of finance.

Nittany Lion Fund Appoints New Student Executive Board

As the previous year's executive board prepares for their careers on Wall Street, a new group of undergraduate students has taken over management of the Nittany Lion Fund LLC, a $4.5 million student-managed investment portfolio at Penn State's Smeal College of Business.

Penn State, Smeal Students Place In International Trading Competition

Two Smeal College of Business students finished in the top 10 and Penn State ranked third out of more than 100 students and 12 colleges and universities who participated in the Texas A&M Inter-University Forex Trading Competition.

Dean Thomas, Nittany Lion Fund Managers To Visit New York For Wall Street Initiative

The Smeal College of Business is holding its fall 2007 Wall Street Initiative event next week in New York City. Smeal Dean James Thomas will be joined by Penn State Provost Rodney Erickson, alumnus J. David Rogers '78, '80 M.B.A., and several student managers of the Nittany Lion Fund.

Princeton Review: Smeal Offers Best Facilities, Top Ten Faculty

The Princeton Review's annual business school guidebook, released this week, ranks Penn State's Smeal College of Business No. 1 on its list of "Best Campus Facilities" and No. 8 on its "Best Professors" list.

Alumni And Friends Invited To Smeal Events In New York And Pittsburgh

Smeal College of Business events in New York and Pittsburgh are scheduled in the coming months to bring together the college's alumni and friends for socializing, networking, and learning about the latest initiatives of the college.

High School Students To Explore The Stock Market In Trading Room Summer Camp

Penn State's Smeal College of Business is hosting a resident and day camp this summer for high school students entering grades 10 through 12 who are interested in learning about finance and the stock market. "Stock Market Madness" will be held July 15 through 20 on Penn State's University Park campus. Campers will spend the week in Smeal's state-of-the-art Trading Room, learning the basics about financial management from Smeal finance professors and students.

Smeal, Omega Bank Partner On High School Financial Education Project

Select high school students in 11 Central Pennsylvania counties served by Omega Bank will visit Penn State's Smeal College of Business this month to learn more about stock trading, explore the college's state-of-the-art Trading Room, and meet with students in the college's Peer2Peer Financial Counseling Project, a program that connects Smeal students with high school students interested in finance.

Ten Smeal Undergrads To Compete For Title Of 'The Next CEO'

 

Penn State Researchers Testing Futures Markets For Weather Forecasting

Economists at Penn State's Smeal College of Business and College of Earth and Mineral Sciences are testing whether futures markets can be used to accurately forecast the weather, and, so far, they've found the markets to be just as accurate as major forecasting services.

Nittany Lion Fund Announces 2007 Management Team

The Nittany Lion Fund LLC, a $4.7 million student-managed investment portfolio at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, has appointed its new executive board and management team for 2007.

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Closing Bell Rings At Smeal

Smeal College of Business Dean Jim Thomas rang the closing bell of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange on Jan. 19 in Smeal's Trading Room on Penn State's University Park campus.