A closer look into the roles of trading and technology offers a sense of life at Penn Quant.
Our teams mirror the way that quantitative trading firms are organized into traders and technologists.
Culture
Market Research
Strategy Research
Market Research
Structure
- Weekly hour-long meetings where each pod presents a two to three-minute update every week.
Weekly coverage will include researching new companies for stock/bond teams or some new indicator/information to be added to the portfolio as well as updates on previous portfolio performance. - Members are eligible for Portfolio Manager position after one semester.
- Portfolio managers can select team focus based on interest.
- Includes mini-workshops on areas of interest (e.g., Bloomberg; trading and technology models).
Strategy Research
Structure
Hourly meetings every week, with a flexible focus, depending on team-member interest. Sessions include presentations and discussions.
Weekly coverage will include:
- Quantitative methods towards investing and trading.
- Mini-workshops on areas of interest (e.g., machine learning, functional programming, econometrics).
We welcome students in all majors and from all schools at the University of Pennsylvania.