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$100K Rosenwald Investment Competition

The Rosenwald Investment Competition is more than a contest; it is a launchpad for the next generation of investors.

First Annual Rosenwald Investment Competition

About the Competition

The First Annual Rosenwald Investment Competition is the NYU Stern Alternative Investment Institute’s premier event that invites NYU students to showcase their sharpest investment insights and trading strategies. Open to individuals and teams of up to four students, the competition begins with the submission of a detailed trade idea – ranging from a stock pitch to a systematic trade or to a macroeconomic play – each backed by rigorous research, risk analysis, and a clearly defined investment thesis.

Competition Process

  • First Round: Current students of the Managing Investment Funds course evaluate the submissions based on originality, clarity, and feasibility
  • Semi-Final Round: Experienced faculty and industry-savvy alumni provide a deeper evaluation rooted in real-world financial principles
  • Final Round: Five finalists present their ideas to a panel of top investors and winners are announced

Prizes

  • 1st Place: $50,000
  • 2nd Place: $26,000 
  • 3rd Place: $8,000 each (3)

In addition, the winning five teams are provided a unique networking opportunity with one of a group of rotating investment managers in the Alternative Investment program and their ideas are eligible for implementation in the Michael Price Student Investment Fund (MPSIF) (a c. $3mm fund run by students in the Managing Investment Funds course).

About the Donor

The competition is made possible through the generosity of Jamie and Laura Rosenwald. Jamie (MBA ‘84) is the co-founder and CIO of Dalton Investments and an adjunct professor at NYU Stern, teaching Global Value Investing.

Judges

Jamie Rosenwald
Michelle Knudsen
Said Mena 
Jamie Dinan
Jeff Meli 

Finalists

Soorya Sivaganesan & Shaun Chen
Golar LNG (GLNG)
Video

Tony Wang, Nico Lupin & Alp Kabatas
Long Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ: BLBD) 
Video

Lawrence Lee, Alan Chu, Eli Pikus & Melody Wang
Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA)
Video

FAQs

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Current NYU students

Submissions can involve any aspect of public US equity and fixed income asset classes, and can include any of a variety of investment styles. Submissions may not involve short positions nor the use of derivatives, in order to comply with the investment guidelines of the MPSIF.

Submissions could involve:

  • Traditional stock picking
  • Systemic equity
  • Fixed income
  • Cross-asset

Regardless of the asset class or investment style, successful submissions will have some version of the following components:

  • Clear and concise trade idea or investment strategy
  • Detailed investment thesis including (as relevant) valuation, likely catalysts, historical
    analysis, and macroeconomic considerations
  • Analysis and discussion of risks and returns, including likely holding period, relevant
    price targets, downside risk, and stop-losses
  • Submissions are due by October 1, 2025
  • Semi-finalists are announced on October 13, 2025
  • Finalists are announced on October 24, 2025
  • Final presentations to judges’ panel and winner’s announcement: November 11, 2025