Competitions
Quantitative trading competitions we enter from firms like Citadel, Jane Street, IMC, and others. Write-ups, results, and upcoming events.
Active Competitions — March 2026
| Competition | Firm | Apply By | Competition Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMC Prosperity 4 ↗ | IMC | Open now | 14–30 April | Registration opened 16 March |
| WorldQuant IQC Stage 1 ↗ | WorldQuant | Teams lock 13 May | Until 18 May 2026 | Open for 6+ more weeks |
| Citadel Terminal Europe ↗ | Citadel | 31 March | 21–28 April | |
| Citadel Terminal APAC ↗ | Citadel | 29 March | 13–20 April | |
| Croatia AlgoTrade ↗ | Jump / JS / SIG | 31 March | 8–10 May, Zagreb | In-person event |
| Quantihack ↗ | JS / Optiver / Corvera | Now | 21–28 March | Online week + London finals, £10k prizes |
| WiDS Datathon ↗ | WiDS | End of April | Open now |
Citadel deadlines are days away. Don't sleep on these.
Our Write-Ups
HKU x Avenir Trading Challenge
Top 10 & Top 11 / 300+ Worldwide
Two teams competed in the Hong Kong trading challenge.
View Write-Up · Competition ↗LOB Prediction (Predictorium)
Limit Order Book modeling
Modeling limit order book dynamics from given market data for the Predictorium competition.
View Write-Up · Competition ↗QuantChallenge 2025
Maria Nesterenko, Pavlo Shkuropatskyi
Quantitative trading competition overview and execution.
View Write-Up · Competition ↗Other
Citadel
| Competition | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Datathon | Annual data-driven challenge | Site ↗ · Ex1 ↗ · Ex2 ↗ |
| Terminal | Algo trading simulation | Site ↗ · Sol1 ↗ · Sol2 ↗ |
| Trading Invitational | Elite competition | Site ↗ |
IMC & Others
| Competition | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| IMC Prosperity | April - World’s most elaborate | Site ↗ · P2 ↗ · P3 ↗ |
| Croatia Algo | April-June, Jump/JS/SIG | Site ↗ |
| WorldQuant IQC | Annual Quant Championship | Site ↗ |
University
| Competition | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Rotman ITC | University of Toronto | Site ↗ · 2024 ↗ |
| HKU & Avenir | Hong Kong challenge | Site ↗ |
Kaggle
Jane Street
| Competition | Top Solutions |
|---|---|
| Market Prediction ↗ | 1st Autoencoder ↗ · 3rd MLPs ↗ · 10th GBM ↗ |
| Real-Time Forecasting ↗ | 8th ↗ |
Crypto
| Competition | Top Solutions |
|---|---|
| DRW Crypto ↗ | 1st ↗ · 11th ↗ · 13th ↗ |
| G-Research Crypto ↗ | 2nd ↗ |
Optiver
| Competition | Top Solutions |
|---|---|
| Trading at the Close ↗ | 1st ↗ |
| Realized Volatility ↗ | 1st ↗ |
Other
| Competition | Top Solutions |
|---|---|
| Ubiquant ↗ | 1st ↗ · 2nd ↗ · 3rd ↗ |
| Winton Stock ↗ | - |
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