Trading, Risk, and Investments Program - Spring 2021 Newsletter - Issue 1

SPRING 2021 | ISSUE 1

TRIP NEWSLETTER Trading, Risk & Investments Program Newsletter

Inside this Issue Welcome - 1 Group XIII - 2 Spring interns - 3 New Board members - 4 In store for the year - 5

WELCOME BACK TO THE TRIP NEWSLETTER!

Howdy & welcome to the first issue of the 2021 TRIP newsletter! Whether you are attending classes or work in person or online, TRIP wants to wish everyone a happy and safe new year.

This newsletter is going to recap and highlight the things that have been happening within TRIP since our last newsletter.

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CONGRATULATIONS GROUP XIII! Written by Morgan Garner

TRIP conducts an annual board meeting in November to induct a new group of TRIP students. Usually, this board meeting takes place on one night for several hours and puts the TRIP applicants to the test through a series of fast-paced, rigorous table interviews. However, due to COVID-19 precautions, this was not the case. Instead, the board meeting occurred over the course of two days and in a completely virtual format. This took weeks of careful planning and coordination between TRIP staff. RTC (Reliant Trading Center) student workers, and the board members. On the evenings of December 15th and 16th, the TRIP applicants were put to the test and interviewed with the board members. After the meeting, 23 brand new TRIP students emerged to be part of the program. All their hard work paid off and the board meeting ran smoothly. Congratulations Group XIII students!

From a Student's perspective:

"It was truly a tough and strenuous process, but it's an experience I will never forget."

MICHAEL YU New

member

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XIII

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WELCOME NEW TRIP BOARD MEMBERS! Written by Morgan Garner

In 2020, 10 new companies joined the TRIP executive board. Those companies are:

- Amperon - ExxonMobil - KPLER - Marathon - Mobius - NGI - Proman - Spotlight Energy - TEPA - Valero

WELCOME ABOARD! TRIP is excited to be partnered with them and cannot wait to see what is in store for the future!

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GOOD LUCK SPRING INTERNS! TRIP sent off a students from Groups XI and XII for their Spring internships with a TRIP board member firm. Some are in person and some online but regardless of the format, they will gain amazing experiences while learning about their respective companies and industries. We cannot wait to hear about what they are learning in the August Board Meeting!

WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THIS SEMESTER?

Group XIII is currently in the TRIP class Finance 368: trade floor dynamics where Dr. Hallermann is teaching them the basics of commodities & trading.

TRIP application opens April 2021 , so keep an eye out for it in the coming months!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL TRIP DIRECTOR & CLINICAL PROFESSOR DETLEF HALLERMANN, PHD EMAIL: DHALLERMANN@MAYS.TAMU.EDU

Questions?

Email us at: TRIP@Mays.tamu.edu

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