Who we work with
StockTrak
StockTrak powers the three trading weeks, giving every participant institution-level infrastructure with access to a global variety of assets and markets: equities, ETFs, options, futures, bonds, FX and crypto across international exchanges, with live pricing and a complete trade history. It is the same platform behind the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition and used by university finance programmes worldwide, so students work in the tools practitioners actually use. Accounts, practice portfolios and performance reporting are provided at no cost to participants.
Our Sponsors
Hudson River Trading
Quantitative trading firm and title partner of IQIC.
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STEMise
STEMise is the non-profit behind IQIC, building free STEM and finance programmes for high school students who would not otherwise have access to them. The challenge is run entirely by STEMise volunteers, with every workshop, platform account and resource offered at no cost to participants.
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Every registered participant gets access to the full workshop series, live and recorded, at no cost. No background in finance or programming is assumed.
Foundations of Investing
Markets, orders, portfolios and the vocabulary you need before trading opens.
Building a Quantitative Strategy
Signals, factors and screens, and how to turn an idea into a rules-based system.
Risk & Portfolio Construction
Sizing, diversification, drawdown and the metrics judges score you on.
Writing the Strategy Declaration
What the 80-point report needs to cover, and what judges score it against.
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Packages support free access, prizes and workshop delivery for every participant.