Columbia's pipeline into quantitative finance
Columbia's only student group built around trading, quantitative research, and technical finance — a selective internal membership, a 970+ student general body, and CUTC, the trading competition we exclusively host for undergraduates nationwide.
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Engaged general body students
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Inaugural Trading Competition
What We Do
Columbia Quant Group runs three distinct programs: a selective internal membership for undergraduates who complete our technical screening, an open general body for the wider Columbia community, and CUTC — the intercollegiate trading competition we exclusively host each fall.
2026–2027 Academic Year Sponsors












Ready to break in?
Sign up for the general body for firm info sessions, Q&As, and firm-run trading challenges — or apply when internal recruitment opens this fall.