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Membership is by application. We select for quantitative degrees and exceptionally strong technical skills, and for evidence that you will engage with the programme, with OXDAQ, and with everyone else trading on it.

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Timeline

Applications opened 16th of October 2026 and are reviewed on a rolling basis

Applications for the live-fund cohort opened on 16th of October 2026 and are reviewed on a rolling basis, as they arrive. Apply below. Worth preparing: your CV, and honest answers. Polish matters less than evidence of interest.

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Written answers

Your answers are stored apart from your CV, so they can be read without your name or CV beside them. Word limits are firm: the form will not submit an answer over its limit.

1. Describe the motivation behind and outcome of a project you have done that uses techniques applicable to quantitative finance. It need not actually involve finance.0 / 150 words2. Pick a paper, blog post, or result in quantitative finance, statistics, or machine learning that you think is wrong or overstated. Explain why.0 / 150 words3. Propose a research question you would want to work on in the OQTS R&D team. State the hypothesis and the data you would need. NB: We prefer technical projects - you do not need to demonstrate strong proficiency in the financial applications, just a brief explanation of the suggested application. Focus on technicals.0 / 250 words4. A signal has IC 0.03 on 500 stocks, rebalanced daily. What Sharpe would you expect? Analyse that Sharpe0 / 150 words

Applying as project lead

This round we are taking 15 researchers and 3 project leads. Project leads run one of the research teams for the year. Tick this to be considered as a lead as well as a researcher: leads are chosen from the same pool, and ticking it makes no difference to how the rest of your application is read. Each question has a word count, but you do not need to reach it if you do not want.

I am applying as a project lead

CV (PDF, up to 4 MB)If I am offered a place, I agree that OQTS may include this CV in the CV book it sends to society sponsors. I can withdraw it at any time, and it expires after 12 months unless I replace it.

We store what you submit here, including your CV, to assess your application, and delete it when the round closes. If you tick the box above and are offered a place, we keep your CV for the sponsor CV book instead, and you can withdraw it at any time from your member account. Ticking it makes no difference to how your application is judged. Contact oqts@oqts.org to have your data removed at any time.

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