About Us
We aim to provide students with the resources and opportunities to succeed in the fields of quantitative finance and technology. Contact us at nuft@u.northwestern.edu.
Quant Education
Our extensive educational corpus, along with guest speakers from industry, equips members for success in quantitative finance. This includes our immersive "intern projects," which help onboard members to learn essential development and research skills, a foundational bootcamp lecture series on industry practices, and comprehensive quarter-long courses.
Community Building
NUFT fosters a vibrant, inclusive community where students from diverse Northwestern majors collaborate and excel. With approximately 40 active members, all engaged in technical roles, we cultivate an environment of shared learning and peer-to-peer mentorship, crucial for tackling complex challenges in quantitative finance.
Real Experience
Members gain practical experience by building real-world systems in our annual project building initiative. Every year, NUFT students with industry experience lead groups in building large-scale, interesting projects. Members gain experience working within a team, carrying out research, and building production-grade software.
Competition
The Northwestern Trading Competition attracts top talent from across the country. NUTC focuses primarily on fully algorithmic trading, allowing teams to backtest their algorithms on captured market data from our inhouse-developed exchange. With a focus on simulating real world market conditions, our competition emphasizes ML prediction, arbitrage, and market making.
