By Nutnicha Sankosik, BBA#15

The third annual ?ThaiBMA Bond Star Challenge 2009? was jointly arranged by ThaiBMA and Thanachat Group.  The purpose of the competition is to provide an opportunity for university students to learn about the bond market, and to develop the skills that are necessary to work in this business.

This year, the participants in this highly competitive event included top students from all the leading universities in Thailand, such as Thammasat university, Chulalongkorn university and NIDA.  Each of the 115 teams that participated in this competition consisted of three students from the same faculty and university.

After submitting the application in early October, candidates were given a one-day seminar on the bond, the bond market and the bond trading strategies.  After the seminar was completed, the participants took a test on what they have leant.  Only the top 25 teams who got the highest scores would pass to the final round.