Commodity Investing by Students (COINS) is the only student-run commodities trading group in the United States and invests a portfolio of up to one million dollars of the Virginia Tech endowment in futures-based ETFs, ETNs and covered call options. Trades are bases on a combination of technical and fundamental analyses. COINS has a goal to outperform the PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA) and
PowerShares DB Energy Fund (DBE), a benchmark set by the Virginia Tech Foundation. In addition to providing invaluable, hands-on, educational experiences, COINS offers several types of scholarships to exemplary team members. The Holland family is recognized as a distinguished donor to COINS scholarships and funding. Aside from scholarships, several student members have also pursued commodity-related research with various faculty members and companies that visit and speak to the group. COINS attains 100% job placement.
