Events
Beyond the desk.
Competitions, industry exposure, and community. The events that complement hands-on research at MQR.
What we run
Events, competitions, industry exposure.
Competitions & hackathons
Trading competitions and short-form hackathons, open to members first and eventually to partner societies across Europe.
Industry workshops
Practitioners from prop trading firms and quant firms for talks and direct exposure to the field.
Research sprints
Short-form team challenges focused on designing and backtesting systematic ideas.
Socials
Borrels, game nights, and semester openers for members across data science, AI, econometrics, mathematics, and computer science.
Mentorship
Senior students paired with first-years on programming, mathematics, and interview preparation. One pairing round per semester.
Programme
What runs each semester
- Quant sessions From September 2026
- Biweekly. A member presents on a strategy concept, a paper, or a tool.
- Workshops From September 2026
- Bi-Monthly. Hands-on and laptop-required. You leave with something that runs.
- Industry talks From September 2026
- Practitioners from prop trading firms and quant firms.
- Socials From September 2026
- Regular. Borrels, game nights, and the opening and closing events.
Dates published here once the academic calendar is fixed. Members get them first.
Want to take part?
Most events are open to MQR members first. Apply to join or reach out about sponsorship.
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