Competition
Improving the Performance of an Investment Fund
You work as an analyst at an investment fund in New York. Your CFO wants to explore if it is a good idea to invest some of the fund's assets in Bitcoin. You have to prepare a report on this asset and how it compares to the stock market in general.
Prize
$500
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- How does the performance of Bitcoin compare to the S&P 500 and the price of gold?
- Analyze Bitcoin's returns and volatility profile. Do you believe it could help improve the performance of a portfolio? Do you believe Bitcoin could be used as a hedge versus inflation?
- The CFO is looking to lower volatility in the fund. Explore building a portfolio using some or all of these assets. Make a recommendation that minimizes overall risk.
Prizes
1st
$500 gift card or donation to a charitable cause of your choice
2nd
$400 gift card or donation to a charitable cause of your choice
3rd
$300 gift card or donation to a charitable cause of your choice
4th
$200 gift card or donation to a charitable cause of your choice
5th
$200 gift card or donation to a charitable cause of your choice
How to get started
Create your most insightful analysis using DataLab, our in-browser tool to write, run, and publish data analyses. Once you’ve finished your work, you’ll need to publish it for review.
Judging criteria
Recommendations (35%)
- Clarity of recommendations - how clear and well presented the recommendation is.
- Quality of recommendations - are appropriate analytical techniques used & are the conclusions valid?
- Number of relevant insights found for the target audience.
Storytelling (30%)
- How well the data and insights are connected to the recommendation.
- How the narrative and whole report connects together.
- Balancing making the report in depth enough but also concise.
Visualizations (25%)
- Appropriateness of visualization used.
- Clarity of insight from visualization.
Public upvotes (10%)
- Upvoting - most upvoted entries get the most points.
Rules
- Entries to the competition take the form of a workbook publication. Make sure the competition publication is publicly visible in order to be entered into the competition.
- Your publication should be focused on data provided within the competition.
- The competition is open and free to registered DataCamp users.
- Only one entry per user. In the event of multiple entries being submitted the first entry will be considered as the main entry.
- Make sure your competition workbook is published by the competition deadline in order for it to be valid. This competition ends on 9th January, 2022 at 22:59 PT.
- In the event of a tie, the publication that is submitted first will win.
Note: Please make sure you're 18+ years old and are allowed to take part in a skill-based competition from your country.
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What makes a winning solution?
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How will I get my prize? Are there any conditions?
We will contact each winner separately to agree on the best way to deliver the prize. The winners are responsible for any fees or taxes liable in your home country upon receiving the funds. Any relevant conditions will be stated in the Competition Rules and Terms of Use.
Are teams allowed?
Not yet, but we are exploring this opportunity for future competitions.