Berkeley Trading Competition 2026
Challenging undergraduate and graduate students studying Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Economics, or other quantitative fields
| Feb 18 (Wed) 6:00-7:00 PM | Meet With Walleye Capital — Berkeley Career Center (Blue & Gold Rooms) Come learn about oppurtunities at Walleye Captial and network with their team, food and swag will be provided; please register here. |
| Feb 25 (Wed) Time TBD | Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) Dinner — TBA Come eat dinner and talk to quants and recruiters at QRT; please APPLY here. |
| Feb 26 (Thur) Starts 6:00 PM | Five Rings Trading Game — TBD Come learn about Five Rings and play mock trading games; please APPLY here. |
| Feb 27 (Fri) Starts 7:00 PM | DRW Poker Tournament — Marriott Hotel In-person second-round tournament for swag and AMEX gift cards. |
| Mar 10 (Tue) Starts 6:00 PM | Jump Trading Guest Lecture — TBA Hear from traders and researchers from Jump Trading; please APPLY here. |
| March 11 (Wed) Starts 6:00 PM | HRT Game Night — TBA Come learn about HRT and play some games; please APPLY here. |
| March 17 (Tue) Starts 1:00 PM | Tower Research Capital Info Session — Zoom (virtual) Firm info session; please APPLY here. |
Traders at Berkeley is a concentrated group of students strongly interested in the field of quantitative finance. We host the annual Berkeley Trading Competition and Berkeley Trading Invitational, teach the Introduction to Quantitative Finance course, and connect students with industry professionals.
The Berkeley Trading Competition attracts top students and trading firms to the West Coast
The Introduction to Quantitative Finance DeCal course teaches skills used in trading and research
We host networking and job fair events with industry sponsors to connect students with professional quants
We strive to build a community of students to support career and academic goals in the quantitative finance space
Challenging undergraduate and graduate students studying Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Economics, or other quantitative fields
Breaking the barriers to entry and introducing various applied quantitative concepts to the markets. Open to all Berkeley students!
We partner with industry sponsors to bring students closer to one of the most exciting intersections of technology and finance.