Quantopian Hackathon

We are asking everyone who is interested in attending the hackathon to please fill out an application here (https://docs.google.com/a/quantopian.com/forms/d/1_ox7CK74ksfzpdC9FIEE6I1hEsB7VW8UIZ4DMYHf6T8/viewform#responses). We will notify you when you are accepted into the hackathon.

You will only receive hackathon materials once you've completed the form (https://docs.google.com/a/quantopian.com/forms/d/1_ox7CK74ksfzpdC9FIEE6I1hEsB7VW8UIZ4DMYHf6T8/viewform#responses).

This hackathon is a free, algorithmic trading hackathon. Quants, data scientists, students, and anyone else interested in quant finance, who would like to put their trading strategies to the test, are welcome to participate.

Participants will learn how to build a trading algorithm with various data sets and have the chance to submit their final algorithms for a grand prize and winners will be determined using a rigorous, quantitative judging process.

Hackathon 2016 Agenda

10AM – 11AM: Introduction to Quantopian, dataset showcases, and explanation of competition rules.

11AM – 12PM: Hackathon Start. Competitors will be free to ask Quantopian panelist questions.

12:00PM – 12:30PM: Lunch

12:30PM – 5:30PM: Hackathon Afternoon Session. Competitors will be free to ask Quantopian panelists questions.

5:30PM – 5:45PM: Final announcement of 6:00 submission deadline.

6:00PM – 6:30PM: Submission deadline, wrap-up.

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