WorldQuant, a global quantitative asset management firm, has announced the launch of its flagship International Quant Championship (IQC) for 2024, a three-stage, team-based competition engaging students, academia and professionals from around the globe. Participants have the opportunity to apply their quantitative skills at the intersection of data science and financial markets by developing and back testing Alphas Registration is open to sign up until May 15, 2024.
The 2024 IQC, which takes place on WorldQuant’s BRAIN platform, builds on existing competitions hosted by WorldQuant and encourages talent from eligible regions and across experience levels to participate. Top-scoring teams may qualify to win cash prizes from a pool of $400,000, the largest IQC prize pool to date.
Those who score well in the competition have the potential to be considered for research consulting, internship or full-time employment opportunities at WorldQuant. More than 60 past BRAIN consultants have subsequently become full-time employees at WorldQuant since inception of the platform.
“We are thrilled to launch the annual IQC competition again, enabling talented students from across the world to showcase their passion and quantitative skills in a riveting competitive environment,” said Igor Tulchinsky, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WorldQuant. “The IQC demonstrates WorldQuant’s commitment to engaging high quality talent across the globe, and we strive for this competition to serve as an impetus for more people to pursue the compelling opportunities available in the quantitative field.”
Prior competitions have generated significant engagement from global communities, including over 30,000 registrants from 5,700 universities across 100+ countries in the 2023 IQC. 29 individuals from 12 countries competed to win during the IQC 2023 Finals in the Bahamas. Past IQC winners represented universities in India, Canada and the UK. Nihar Patel and Vaibhav Gupta from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi won the first-place prize during the 2023 IQC Finals.
For more information, please see the official IQC website and guidelines for all rules and restrictions.
