Algorithmic Trading Hackathon
Schedule
Thu Mar 26 2026 at 09:00 am to 10:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Tycho Brahes väg 1, 22363 Lund, Sweden | Lund, SN
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Application: https://forms.gle/SSoXeexDcTBpNK1a7 When: Thursday 26th March 09:00 - 22:00
Where: EC1 building, Ljusgården (the Atrium) at LUSEM, Lund University School of Economics and Management
Application deadline: Tuesday 10th March 23:59
Prize for winning team: TBD.
Event fee: 200kr (includes lunchand sittning at Kulturen)
Contact: [email protected]
Are you interested in programming with applications to finance? Do you know Python?
Join us at the LINC-STEM Hackathon, a full-day event aimed at challenging Lund University students to create and deploy the best algorithmic trading strategy in Python. During the day, representatives from the participating financial firms will rotate among participating teams, offering advice and acting as judges at the end of the competition.
The day will begin with one-to-one sessions with firms for selected students, and the event will formally start with an introduction of the participating firms and an explanation of the metrics used to assess your strategy. Then static historical stock, bond, and commodity price data will be provided which you will analyze to create your algorithm. During the day, firm representatives will rotate among the teams and advise you on your strategy. Finally, you will present your strategy, and the judges will select the winning team.
Every selected student will have the opportunity to have a professional photo taken. Additionally, we invite all participants to a celebratory sittning in the evening at Kulturen next to AF-Borgen.
Application details
Application link: https://forms.gle/SSoXeexDcTBpNK1a7
Every applicant must submit a CV according to the LINC guidelines (https://linclund.com/career/cv-template-2/) and a optional short motivation. Selected participants will be obliged to take a professional photo on the 23rd of March that will be sent alongside their CVs to the firms before the event to screen for interesting candidates.
You apply as a team of a maximum of 4 people or individually, and you will be matched with a team of at least 3 if accepted. If you sign up as a team, you must apply individually and name each other in the application form.
All accepted applicants will be notified by mail on Tuesday, March 11th. All participants must attend a short information pre-event on Monday, March 23rd at 17.00 (with academic quarter), covering what is expected of you.
Dates
Application deadline: 10th March, 23:59.
Picture session: 23rd March 13:00-17:00 (drop-in).
Pre-event: 23rd March, 17:00 (with academic quarter) - 18:00.
Hackathon: 26th March. Business casual dress code.
Sittning: 26th March. 18:30 - late. Business casual dress code.
For any inquiries, contact:
Douglas Eklund, Head of LINC-STEM, at [email protected]
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Where is it happening?
Tycho Brahes väg 1, 22363 Lund, Sweden, Tycho Brahes väg 1, SE-223 63 Lund, Sverige, Lund, SwedenEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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