Following on from the successful launch of the inaugural Optiver & Cambridge Trading Academy in partnership with CUATS in Michaelmas term 2024, we are pleased to announce that CUATS hosted its second trading academy with another of our sponsors – Qube Research and Technologies (QRT) – in Lent term, 2025!

Unlike the Optiver & Cambridge Trading Academy that focused on market making, the emphasis of the Cambridge – QRT Academy: Trading and Risk Management Programme was on portfolio optimisation and risk management in a systematic way.

This four-week seminar series held on Friday afternoons from 31 January to 14 February, with the final session on Tuesday, 25 February, 2025 covered alpha modelling (top down and bottom up), applied risk management, portfolio construction, and execution in practice.

A unique feature of this trading academy was that LSEG provided access to its flagship product Workspace including high quality data for use in implementing the portfolio optimisation projects. Participants also received daily reports with risk metrics from QRT to calibrate their position holdings.

To apply, please complete the following form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zZKi4rbvAxS7UAJuLCgJy8tgwsyk8qAURUNvBFgKBcg

Candidates selected for participation will be notified at the start of Lent term 2025.

NB You must be a currently enrolled student at the University of Cambridge to participate in the Cambridge – QRT Academy: Trading and Risk Management Programme.