Using real-world commodity-trading software and armed with simulated trading experience in agricultural markets, University of Wisconsin-Madison students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are finding paths to jobs after graduation.
Student experience translates into jobs
UW-Madison participants in the 2016 CME Group Trading Challenge include, left to right, Jackson Remer, Brad Jaeger, Carly Edge, Cory Epprecht and Sam Seid, pictured with UW-Madison agricultural and applied economics assistant professor Sheldon Du, far right. Team members not pictured: Nicholas Barber and Hannah Fritsch.
In fall 2014, some of Du’s Commodity Markets students register for optional training on X-TRADER® software before going on to participate in the 2015 CME Group Trading Challenge. They include, left to right, Lexie Winiecke, Andrew Berger, Trevor Wheeler, Brad Jaeger, instructor Sheldon Du, Gabe Janke, Jackson Remer, Cal Bluske and Justin Sutter. Not pictured: Justin Meng.





