Key Bridge Quant

Quantitative Finance Club at Northeastern University's Arlington campus.

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What We Do

Building quantitative finance professionals from the heart of the nation's capital

Competition

Compete in hackathons and trading competitions throughout the year, testing your skills against top talent from across the region.

Education

Master quantitative finance through our comprehensive curriculum covering derivatives, statistical arbitrage, and algorithmic trading.

Networking

Connect with industry professionals through our routine virtual speaker series featuring quants from top firms.

Community

Join a tight-knit group of driven students passionate about markets, mathematics, and technology.

Upcoming Events

Events Coming Soon

We're currently planning our upcoming events. Check back soon for speaker series, workshops, and more.

Leadership

Khayre Ali

Khayre Ali

President & Founder

Bridging Theory & Practice

Like the Key Bridge connecting Rosslyn to Georgetown, we connect ambitious students to careers in quantitative finance.

Our Curriculum

A rigorous program designed to prepare you for careers in quantitative finance

01

Probability & Statistics

Foundation in stochastic processes, statistical inference, and time series analysis

02

Linear Algebra & Optimization

Numerical methods, convex optimization, and matrix computations for finance

03

Financial Markets

Market microstructure, asset classes, and trading mechanics

04

Derivatives Pricing

Options theory, Black-Scholes, Greeks, and exotic derivatives

05

Algorithmic Trading

Strategy development, backtesting frameworks, and execution algorithms

06

Machine Learning & Risk

Applied ML for alpha generation, VaR, and portfolio optimization

Recommended Reading

Technical Foundations

  • All of Statistics L. Wasserman
  • Applied Probability Models S. Ross
  • Convex Optimization Boyd & Vandenberghe
  • Numerical Linear Algebra Trefethen & Bau
  • Linear Algebra and Learning From Data G. Strang
  • How to Solve It G. Polya

Programming & Interviews

  • Elements of Programming Interviews Aziz, Lee & Prakash
  • Competitive Programming, 4th ed. Halim & Effendy
  • Peter Winkler's Puzzle Books Brain teasers

Industry & Career

  • My Life as a Quant E. Derman
  • The Man Who Solved the Market G. Zuckerman
  • A Man for All Markets E. Thorp
  • Against the Gods P. Bernstein
  • The Education of a Speculator V. Niederhoffer
  • The Scout Mindset J. Galef

Essential Essays

  • You and Your Research R. Hamming
  • Cargo Cult Science R. Feynman
  • Ten Lessons I Wish I Had Been Taught G.C. Rota
  • Real-life Mathematics B. Beauzamy
  • Career Advice T. Tao

Resources

Practice Platforms

LeetCode, HackerRank, Codility for coding interviews. Jane Street puzzles for brain teasers.

Communities

r/quant, r/algotrading on Reddit. Follow target firms on LinkedIn.

Research

ArXiv and SSRN for academic papers. Read at least one paper per week.