Virtual money turned real scholarships

“We decided: ‘Well, we have one trade left. Let’s go for gold.'”

Four UNC students turned a study room in their fraternity house into a makeshift trading floor where they strategized their way to victory in the TD Ameritrade thinkorswim Challenge.

And it’s paying huge dividends for them and for future Carolina students. For the students’ win, TD Ameritrade gave $30,000 to support Carolina scholarships.

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This is story number 122 in the Carolina Stories 225th Anniversary Edition magazine.

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