UK Investment Competition 2026 — Info Session
Join us on Tuesday 29 September at 6:30 PM with Dr. Luba Schoenig, founder and CEO of UMushroom, to hear how you can take part.
Tuesday 29 September6:30 PM BST
Sign-up is openStarts 12 October. When you register, choose University of Bristol and Bristol Trading Society.
The competition, in short
Seven weeks against students from LSE, Imperial, UCL, Warwick and others across the UK. You run a £100,000 virtual portfolio, on your own or in a team of up to three, and you are scored equally on how it performs and on what you learn along the way. The top ten at each university go through to an elimination round, and the winners present their strategy to a jury of financial professionals at the Grand Final in London.
- Starts 12 October 2026, with the performance freeze on 20 November.
- Grand Final 1 December 2026, in London.
- Entry £12 per student, in teams of one to three.
- Prizes internships, coaching and vouchers.
Internship prizes
Winners from the London Final round win internships at:
Last year’s Grand Final
Photographs from the 2025 final in London, where the university winners pitched their strategy to the jury.
Photographs courtesy of UMushroom.
Tuesday 29 September6:30 PM BST