Please note that this event is not organized by Asset | Econometrics, but is organized by study association GEWIS in Eindhoven and Optiver.
Step into the world of algorithmic trading – join the Optiver Coding Challenge!
At Optiver, they tackle complex coding problems every day — designing algorithms that must perform under the pressure of fast-moving financial markets. Now it’s your turn to take on the challenge.
Optiver is inviting students to join a hands-on workshop where you’ll build a trading algorithm in Python that competes in real-time against other teams on their simulated exchange, Optibook.
Your mission? Create an algorithm that helps companies expand into new markets and compete to have the best-performing solution. While PnL (profit and loss) is a factor, it’s not the only criteria they’ll use to determine the winner.
This workshop is a simplified but realistic version of the daily work at Optiver. You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of how trading really works, life at a trading firm, and the skills to build and test your own trading algorithm.
No prior trading experience? No problem.
This session is designed for beginners — they’ll explain the basics of trading and finance, and our team will be on hand to support you throughout the challenge.
Registration
You can register through the website of GEWIS: https://gewis.nl/en/activity/view/7054. The registration deadline is October 8.