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Duke FinTech Trading Competition

3-month paper-trading competition via Interactive Brokers; stocks, options, futures, currencies and crypto; ranking uses return, volatility and Sharpe

open / rolling; Fall 2026 rules expected in August yes remote

Program overview

high

Notes

Official page is live and describes continual rolling operation; signup-page eligibility conflict retained for recheck when Fall 2026 rules publish

View official program ↗

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.

Enter Quantiacs Contest 25 ↗ Official Q25 rules

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.