Event & News

Shinhan Securities Vietnam Officially Launches “Shinhan Trading Championship 2026”

31/12/2025

1.Program Overview

“Shinhan Trading Championship 2026” is a trading competition organized by Shinhan Securities Vietnam (SSV) from January 5 to May 8, 2026. The program aims to create a dynamic, competitive trading arena while honoring outstanding investors in each division and honoring top performers in Shinhan's Hall of Fame.

2.Event Timeline (Season 1)

Jan 05 – Apr 17, 2026: Registration period
Jan 16, 2026: NAV snapshot for existing clients to assign divisions
Apr 17, 2026: Final NAV snapshot for new registrants after Jan 16
Jan 19 – May 08, 2026: Official competition period (estimated 15 weeks)
May 11 – May 15, 2026: Results consolidation and verification
May 29, 2026: Award ceremony & recognition in Ho Chi Minh City (tentative)

3. Eligibility

All individual clients with a securities trading account at SSV (including clients referred by brokers).
Applicable to both cash accounts (00) and margin accounts (01).
SSV employees may participate but are not eligible for awards.

4. Competition Divisions

Each registered account will be assigned to a division based on its Net Asset Value (NAV) at the snapshot date. The program includes three divisions:

Professional Division (Strategic Investors): VND 10 million – < VND 100 million
Elite Division (Resilient Investors): VND 100 million – < VND 1 billion
Legend Division (Legendary Investors): ≥ VND 1 billion

5. How to participate

Existing Clients (Register before Jan 16, 2026)
Register between Jan 05 and Jan 16, 2026.
Division assignment based on NAV as of 23:59 on Jan 16, 2026.
Accounts that do not meet the required NAV will not be assigned and clients may top up NAV and re-register until Apr 17, 2026.
New Clients (Register after Jan 16, 2026)
Newly opened accounts may register until Apr 17, 2026.
Registration is confirmed once the account’s NAV first reaches VND 10,000,000 or more.
NAV used for division assignment is the end-of-day NAV of the previous trading day (T-1) relative to the successful registration date.

6. Results Determination & Rankings

General Principle: Final rankings are determined by investment performance, defined as the percentage growth of total profit on the participant’s trading account during the competition period.
Investment Performance Formula

% Profit Growth = (1 + r₁) (1 + r₂) × … × (1 + r_n) − 1

For detailed formulas, reference values, and illustrative examples, please see here.

Award Criteria

Overall Awards: This award is granted based on investment performance (% profit growth). Participants must meet all of the following:
Investment performance: Higher than 0, and not lower than VN-Index growth during the competition period
Minimum total trading value: at least 3 times the average NAV;
Average NAV: not lower than the minimum NAV of the respective division.
Weekly Awards: This award is granted based on the highest total trading value of the week, with minimum requirements of ≥ VND 20 million for “Strategic Division”, ≥ VND 200 million for Resilient Division, and ≥ VND 2 billion for Legend Division.
Outstanding New Investor Award: Granted when the participant reaches the minimum NAV of the respective division and satisfies one of the following conditions:
Meets the NAV requirement, with at least 50% of NAV invested in equities;
Total trading value within the most recent 30 days (up to the data snapshot date) is equal to or greater than the NAV at the snapshot date.