Harvard Undergraduate Trading Competition -1st place- Jump Trading Track​

Dylan Bago and his team secured 1st place in the Jump Trading Trackat the 2026 Harvard Undergraduate Trading Competition against 47teams. ​

Dylan’s team developed and executed a dynamic trading strategycentered on contracts tied to simulated Mario Kart race outcomes,continuously estimating fair value across data (including race winnersand cumulative point totals). ​

By identifying pricing inefficiencies, actively hedging risk, andpursuing relative value opportunities, they demonstrated disciplinedexecution and strong real-time decision- enabling them toconsistently generate alpha in a fast-moving, game-based marketenvironment.​