Quantitative finance, built by students at TUM.
Algorithmic trading, machine learning and data-driven investing. Based in Munich. Built for ambitious students.
About us
Understanding markets through data, models and code
muniQuant is the quantitative finance club at TU Munich, founded in November 2025 and accredited by TUM.
We are a lean club: a small core team, fast decisions and real output. Our members build research and trading systems instead of case studies, train for the skills trading firms look for, and prepare for the Munich Quant Championship, our own trading competition.
We build, we compete, and we work with the trading industry.
Based in Munich. Built for ambitious students.
Quantitative trading strategies
From the first idea to a tested strategy, with honest evaluation.
Machine learning in finance
Models that learn from market data, and an honest look at where they fail.
Market microstructure and market making
How prices form, how order books work and how to quote both sides.
Risk management
Limits, exposure and drawdown, checked before every simulated trade.
- 2025Founded in November
- TUMAccredited student club
- 2 teamsResearch and Championship
- Open sourceYour name on your work
What we do
Build, train, compete
Every week, our members write code that runs, train the skills trading interviews test, and prepare for the Munich Quant Championship, together with firms from the trading industry.
Build
An event-based trading system, strategy research and backtests, developed in the open on GitHub.
Train
Weekly sessions with probability puzzles, mental maths, market making games and mock trading interviews.
Compete
The Munich Quant Championship: an online qualifier in December and the finals in Munich in January.
Meet the industry
Events with our partner firms, and a direct line to their roles, programmes and recruiting events.
Built for students aiming for careers in
- Quant trading
- Quant research
- Market making
- Hedge funds
- Fintech
and for anyone interested in where finance, mathematics and technology meet.
Our teams
Two teams, one club
Two equal teams, and both are on stage in January. Pick by the time you have, not by your level.
Team 1 · about 10 hours a week
Research
Builds our event-based trading system, plus strategy research and backtests, including commodity markets.
- Remote is fine: code on GitHub, meetings on Zoom
- Your name on open-source work you can show any employer
- Present your results at the Championship finals
Team 2 · about 5 hours a week
Championship
Trains to compete in the Munich Quant Championship, with one training session every week.
- Probability and brainteasers
- Mental maths drills and market making games
- Mock trading interviews: the skills trading firms test
Inside the research team: an event-based trading system
Every stage passes typed events to the next, so each part can be built, tested and replaced on its own.
- 1Data intake
Receive or replay market data and news
- 2Interpretation
Turn raw inputs into structured signals
- 3Strategy
Decide whether a trade idea exists
- 4Risk
Check limits, exposure and drawdown
- 5Execution
Simulated exchange or paper trading
- 6Evaluation
Logs, PnL, latency and scoring
Every sprint ends with something that runs: a module, a test, a benchmark, a notebook or a short technical note. We explain limitations instead of hiding them. Simulated, paper trading and testnet only: no live capital and no investment advice.
Trade against the best student teams
The Munich Quant Championship is our own trading competition, and 2026/27 is its first edition. Teams of two or three students trade in a live, simulated market with news events, bots and real market rules. The best teams from the online qualifier meet in Munich for the finals.
- 1Form a team
Two or three students per team.
- 2Online qualifier
December 2026, online. Open to students at the TU9 universities. Format to be announced.
- 3Finals in Munich
January 2027, together with the results of our research team. Date to be announced.
How we work
Lean, open and remote-friendly
Each team plans its own work with one lead and a shared project board. Nothing depends on a single person, and anyone can catch up.
Weekly rhythm
Each team meets once a week. The whole club meets every two weeks.
Join from anywhere
Meetings on Zoom and code on GitHub, so you can take part from any university.
Open source
Our code is released under MIT or Apache licences, and your name stays on your work.
Voluntary
Unpaid, and you can step back any time. Just tell your team.
Simulated only
Paper trading and testnets. No live money and no investment advice.
Written down
Boards, notes and decisions live in one shared place.
The year 2026/27 at a glance
- SeptemberKickoff
- OctoberBoth teams start
- NovemberFirst sprints and trainings
- DecemberChampionship online qualifier
- JanuaryChampionship finals and research results in Munich
Partners
Supported by
We thank our partners for supporting our members and the Munich Quant Championship.
Interested in supporting student talent in quantitative finance? Write to info@muniquant.org.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Do I need finance experience?
No. We are open to students of all backgrounds. What you need is curiosity and some time each week. The Championship team trains the skills from scratch, and the research team values what you can build over what you already know about markets.
How much time does it take?
About 10 hours a week in the research team and about 5 hours a week in the Championship team. Pick the team that fits the time you have, not your level.
Can I join if I don't study at TUM?
Yes. Meetings run on Zoom and our code lives on GitHub, so you can take part from any university. The Championship finals take place in Munich.
Do you trade real money?
No. We work with simulated markets, paper trading and testnets only. No live capital, and nothing we publish is investment advice.
Who owns the code I write?
Our code is open source under MIT or Apache licences, and your name stays on your work. You can show it to any employer.
Is it paid?
No, muniQuant is voluntary. You can step back any time, just tell your team.
How do I take part in the Munich Quant Championship?
Sign-up is not open yet. You compete in teams of two or three: an online qualifier in December 2026, open to students at the TU9 universities, then the finals in Munich in January 2027. Follow us on LinkedIn to hear first when sign-up opens.
How can my company partner with muniQuant?
Write to info@muniquant.org and we will find a format that fits what you want from a student club.
Get involved
Join muniQuant
We are open to students of all backgrounds, at TUM and other universities. No finance experience needed, only curiosity and some time each week.
- 1Write to usYour studies, the team you want and something you built
- 2Intro callA short call to get to know each other
- 3Start in your teamResearch or Championship
Questions first? Read the FAQ.