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CitiCup 21st Financial Innovation Application Competition — Citi Challenge: ML-Driven Oil Price Factor Analysis and Forecasting

ML/AI model for oil-price factor analysis, short- and medium-term forecasting, and risk signals

closed / 2025-2026 cycle completed; finalists announced 2026-05-11 limited — registration and reports online; national final in person remote

Program overview

high

Notes

Official organizer page confirms the oil-price ML forecasting track, exact schedule, student/team rules, awards, and completed status. Browser-verified official page; direct terminal curl returned 000 on 2026-07-19, so no HTTP 200 claim is made.

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Quantiacs Contest 25 · Quant research challenge

Compete for $2M in strategy allocations.

Submit a unique trading system. The seven highest Contest Scores receive one-year notional allocations with performance fees currently based on a 10% profit share.

1st$1M
2nd$500K
3rd$250K
4th$100K
5th–7th$50K each

Unique systems only. Quantiacs applies a correlation filter, and allocations may be reduced or eliminated if a winner’s live Contest Score falls below its score at contest close.

Sponsored registration link. Prize amounts are notional strategy allocations; payouts are performance fees under Quantiacs’ Relative Performance Model. Winner allocations commence within 30 days after the contest ends. Eligibility and official rules apply; no purchase is necessary.