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Quant Course Projects
Capstones and research projects that prove you can form a hypothesis, test it honestly, and turn the result into a working process.
- August 5, 2026
Quant Trading Courses With a Capstone: What a Good Final Project Proves
Evaluate quant course capstones by the hypotheses, data choices, bias controls, working code, failure analysis, and written defense they require.
- August 5, 2026
Event Study Course Project: Build and Defend a Market Hypothesis
Build an event study project from a mechanism-first hypothesis through point-in-time data, event windows, abnormal returns, and attacks.
- August 4, 2026
Volatility Course Project: Build a Conditioned Premium Screen
Complete a volatility course project that combines IV versus realized volatility, IV rank, and vol-of-vol into one testable screen.
- August 4, 2026
Earnings Options Course Project: Test Implied Against Realized Moves
Design an earnings options project with a forecast, realized outcome, per-name cohorts, tail analysis, current screen, and explicit failure modes.
- August 3, 2026
Short Selling Course Project: Build a Point-in-Time Dilution Study
Build a dilution study with dated filings, point-in-time cohorts, abnormal returns, borrow caveats, squeeze risk, and robust failure analysis.
- August 3, 2026
Algorithmic Trading Final Project: Automate and Defend a Daily Signal
Finish an algorithmic trading course by researching one signal, automating its delivery, monitoring failures, and defending every design choice.