Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society

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[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

Our first Coding Session of Michaelmas term 2023 on Sun, 8 Oct had a record attendance! Join us at the next one on Sun, 22 Oct., 2:00pm-5:00pm in the University Centre (Hicks Room). Registration is required and a link will be sent by 15 Oct. Book early!

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

Welcome back! We will be at Freshers' Fair (Marquee Three, stall F10) on 3-4 Oct. We have a fantastic line-up of events to kick-off Michaelmas term including Coding Sessions, Industry-sponsored workshops, and competitions. We look forward to your participation!

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

Our flagship event of the year - the CUATS Gala 2023 - will take place on Fri, 16 June, 5:00-10:00pm, in the Cambridge Union Society. This black-tie networking dinner and recruitment event with top hedge funds and prop trading firms is not to be missed! https://t.co/3UCKtueZjo

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

Join us for a Fed Day Social on Wed, 14 Jun, 5:30-10:00pm, in the Auditorium of The Old Divinity School, where we will demonstrate live systematic trading around the Fed announcement and press conference using algorithms developed by teams of CUATS members https://t.co/JM00Xtime2

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

We will be holding our last Coding Session of Easter term on Sun, 11 June, 2:00-5:00pm, in the University Centre, Granta Pl, Mill Lane, where we will cover a trading strategy around the FOMC interest rate announcement. To attend, please register at: https://t.co/xUK4QtNDCM

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

Our first CUATS Coding Session of Easter term 2023 will be on Sun, 14 May, 2-5pm, in the University Centre, Granta Pl, Mill Lane, covering portfolio optimisation and efficient asset allocation. To attend, please register at:
https://t.co/rXwfmoguQa

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

Our next Speaker Series talk will be on Wed, 10 May, 5:30-7:00pm, in the Auditorium, Old Divinity School, with Robert DeWitt, MD & Head of Quant Strat Group Algo, BofA Securities speaking on "Deep Learning for Price Momentum Forecasting." Registration at:
https://t.co/crkDFzNy10

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

Our third CUATS Fed Day Social took place on Wed, 3 May, in the Auditorium of the Old Divinity School, across from St. John's College, a welcome break from studying for exams. Next one on Wed, 14 Jun.
https://t.co/jRs9qfcYMY

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

On Wed, 22 Mar, we held our second CUATS Fed Day Social, a live trading event centred around the Fed interest rate announcement. https://t.co/2SDmUXRdIU

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

On Tue, 21 Mar, Dr. Alex Shestopaloff, Lecturer at QMUL, presented the CUATS Speaker Series talk for Lent term 2023 titled "Fragmentation, Price Formation, and Cross-Impact in Bitcoin Markets" https://t.co/UrKRdRPuOn

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

On Sun, 5 Mar, 2-5pm, we held our third CUATS Coding Session of Lent term 2023 in the University Centre, 1st floor (Meade Room), examining options skewness
https://t.co/e5jLjUhjXV

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

We held our second CUATS Coding Session of Lent term 2023 on Sun, 19 Feb, 2-5pm, in the University Centre, 1st floor (Meade Room), covering options pricing
https://t.co/BjiGGSyKt7

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

We hope you enjoyed the interaction between academics and practitioners and found the conference both stimulating and beneficial. We look forward to seeing you at next year's CUATS Quant Conference!

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

bond portfolio optimization (Marielle de Jong - Grenoble Ecole de Management), deepRL to build alpha portfolios (Will Cong - Cornell), price models from NLP generated sentiment analysis (Matthias Uhl - UBS), and challenges of small data problems (Chris Longworth - GAM Systematic)

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

Thank you to all who attended the annual CUATS Quant Conference 2023 on 22 February https://t.co/hjtVXm3sGI to hear presentations on the effect of order flow on prices (Daniel Giamouridis - BofA Securities), universal impact modeling (Iacopo Mastromatteo - CFM), bond portfolio

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

On 1 Feb we launched the CUATS Fed Day Social - a social event with a trading theme around the FOMC rate decisions where we monitor pre- and post-announcement market moves and make trading decisions & discuss the rationale behind them. Next one on 22 Mar
https://t.co/u1H42J76Gj

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

Welcome back! Our first Coding Session of Lent term 2023 will be this Sun, 22 Jan, 2:00pm-5:00pm in the University Centre, 1st floor (Meade Room), as usual. In this session, we will explore a sector rotation strategy. Registration at https://t.co/Wg3TywOUBC

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

The first CUATS Insight Day took place on 13 Dec to Bank of America in London where we met with Bobby Previti and Daniel Bowerman and toured the trading floor. We plan to organise more CUATS Insight Day in-person visits to firms in the future!

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

Thank you to all who attended the reception yesterday. If you would like to enter the CUATS Challenge - Coding Competition (either individually or with a team), please send a message to [email protected] with your teammates' names and your team's name by Mon, 5 Dec 5pm.

[Cambridge University Algorithmic Trading Society @cuats_algos]

We're excited to launch our first CUATS Challenge - Coding Competition! Join us for drinks and nibbles at The Graduate Hotel Garden Room on Fri, 2 Dec, 5-9pm to meet other society members & form teams to develop the best trading algorithms! Register at https://t.co/QPr6AKtx0z