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TrakInvest Is A Fantasy Stock Trading Platform That Can Lead To …

There are several virtual stock exchanges, including ones just for kids, but TrakInvest stands apart by giving its members a chance to turn fantasy trades into real jobs. Founded by a former JP Morgan principal, TrakInvest partners with institutions like Thomson Reuters and Religare to offer sponsored internships to students in emerging Asian markets.The platform launched to the public in late […]

“Fundamentals and Technical Analysis of Stocks”- One Day …

It is of common wisdom to enter the stock market in an organized manner, acquire proper knowledge and then act accordingly to work your way up the ladder. For students interested in exploring this as a career,  a one day Workshop  was conducted on “Fundamental and Technical Analysis of Stocks”  as an attempt to provide an insight into the field. The […]

Chicago: City of Big Data and National Day of Civic Hacking | Code …

For National Day of Civic Hacking, Chicago will play host to three separate events. The first is the ChicagoMigraHack, a hackathon focused on the issue of immigration. The second event will be a youth focused hackathon at the Adler Planetarium. And finally, there will be an assortment of different civic hacking activities at Hack for Chicago hosted at the entrepreneurial […]

Peter Drucker and the Big Data Revolution | The Drucker Institute

Peter Drucker and the Big Data RevolutionRick WartzmanIn his latest column for Forbes online, Drucker Institute Executive Director Rick Wartzman writes about the growing ability of businesses to harness Big Data.Although ever more data is being generated by a host of new technologies, Wartzman writes, “this surfeit of information is not simply piling up, like grain in a silo. It is being carefully sifted […]

National consortium to lead North Carolina in big data innovation …

Chapel Hill, NC – A new collaboration called the National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS) aims to make North Carolina a national hub for data-intensive business and data science research and education, a move that will help develop a national strategy to ensure U.S. leadership in the data-driven global economy.The consortium, launched at RENCI, the Renaissance Computing Institute at the […]