We are a welcoming, diverse, and open student group promoting a rigorous and quantitative understanding of and engagement with financial markets.
We offer training workshops and networking opportunities and provide a simulated environment for trading.
Our Executive Board:
Matthew Burke, President
Mary Ye, Executive Vice President
Kevin Li, Executive Officer
Christopher Schober, Director
Carlos Pinto, Director
Penn Quant Trading Club has four teams: the Development Team, the Market Research Team, the Strategy Team, and the Graduate Student Team. Our more experienced and senior Advanced Team members deepen their skills while nurturing and broadening the talents of our Development Team members, such that we have a continuous and robust pipeline of talent.
Provides training and networking opportunities to students interested in quantitative trading. Dev Team Members can attend a six-week curriculum in the fall and then apply to our Advanced Teams in the spring through a streamlined application.
Covers worldwide financial markets, including equities, fixed income, commodities, and currencies. Researches new companies for stock/bond teams, or some new indicator/information to be added to portfolio. Updates on previous portfolio.
Writes trading strategies to execute in a simulated environment. Meetings organized by experience level for hands-on learning. Includes how to think of trading strategies, what to take into consideration, and how to backtest as rigorously as possible.
PQTC recruiting is now open to all University of Pennsylvania students!