A student community for quantitative finance
Quantify Club promotes the study, research and dissemination of quantitative finance within the USI community. The Club creates a practical environment where students can develop skills in quantitative analysis, programming, systematic strategies, financial modelling and applied research.
What the Club is, and what it is not
We use the workflow of a professional investment process as a framework for learning. That does not make us an investment firm.
We are
- a non-profit student association
- independent
- non-denominational
- non-political
- educational and research-oriented
- focused on quantitative finance and applied learning
We are not
- an investment fund
- an asset manager
- an investment adviser
- a broker
- a provider of financial services
- a vehicle for investing members' or third-party funds
Areas of interest
The subjects members study, discuss and build projects around.
- Quantitative finance
- Econometrics
- Statistics
- Machine learning applied to finance
- Programming
- Financial data analysis
- Risk management
- Market microstructure
- Systematic strategies
- Professional development
How the organisation works
Two separate layers. The governing bodies set by the Articles of Association make decisions for the Association. The desks organise day-to-day learning work.
Statutory layer
Governance
Defined by the Articles of Association.
General Assembly
- Highest decision-making body
- Composed of all members
- Elects the Executive Committee
- Approves the annual report and activity plan
- Approves the annual financial statements
- Approves internal regulations and amendments to the Articles
- Decides on dissolution and final exclusion decisions
Executive Committee
- President
- Vice President
- Treasurer
The Executive Committee manages the Association and carries out the resolutions of the General Assembly.
Operational layer
Desks
The desks organise the Club's investment-process learning activities. They are not statutory governing bodies, and a Head of Desk is not a member of the Executive Committee by virtue of that role.
Quantitative Research Desk
Head of Desk and members
Portfolio Management Desk
Head of Desk and members
Trading Desk
Head of Desk and members
Executive Committee
Elected by the General Assembly. Names will be published once each officer has agreed to appear on the website.
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President
To be announced
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Vice President
To be announced
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Treasurer
To be announced
Heads of Desk
Each desk is led by a Head of Desk who coordinates its projects and members.
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Head of Quantitative Research
To be announced
Data, statistical models, strategy research and backtesting.
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Head of Portfolio Management
To be announced
Simulated portfolio construction, rebalancing, risk and monitoring.
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Head of Trading
To be announced
Order management, routing, execution analysis and market structure.
Student association based at USI
Quantify Club is based at Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano and is primarily intended for the USI student community, while eligible students from other Swiss and Italian universities may also apply.