$14,000 in Prize Money for papers on active investment management. 5th Annual Competition

The Award has proven to be a catalyst for the career advancement of past winners.

Submission deadline is February 28, 2013.

The National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM) has issued a call for papers for the 2013 Wagner Award for Advances in Active Investment Management. $10,000 will be awarded to the author of the best paper with $3,000 and $1,000 awards to the second and third place entries.

The grand prize winner will be invited to present his/her paper at the NAAIM annual conference: “NAAIM Uncommon Knowledge 2013,” April 28 – May 1, 2013 at The Westin Downtown Denver. Free conference attendance, U.S. air travel and lodging will be provided. Top papers will be placed on the NAAIM website and promoted nationally in the investment media.

The Wagner Award is designed to promote validity of active investment management through substantive papers that cover an innovative topic in the area of active investing. This can be either a documented and justified investing approach or an exploration into the validity of active investing. Active investing topics can involve making investment decisions using technical analysis, quantitative analysis, etc. Papers can also address related topics such as position sizing techniques, money management approaches, scaling into and out of trades, exit strategies, hedging, volatility strategies, etc.

Papers must be of practical significance to practitioners of active investing. Submissions should be up to 30 pages in length with a required 750-1000 word abstract and must be submitted electronically to: info@naaim.org by February 28, 2013 to qualify for the competition.

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