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.

Spot the crown, then shuffle.
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QQ
1010
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970+
Engaged general body students
~20
Selective internal members
10+
Firm partners & sponsors
F26
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
Jane Street
Walleye
Five Rings
HRT
DRW
SIG
Jane Street
Walleye
Five Rings
HRT
DRW
SIG
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.