Lecture Series

Spring 2026 Lecture Series

We are excited to announce our second annual Trading Lecture Series this spring! Open to the broader Cornell community, the Trading Lecture Series is an opportunity to learn about quantitative finance from an industry-experienced member of CQF. Lectures will take place approximately weekly.

On March 21st, 10am-12pm, our sponsor IMC Trading will deliver a guest lecture as part of the lecture series!

To attend, fill out this brief application by February 20th.

Instructor: Anna Lin

CS & Math '27, CQF Director of Education

Incoming Quantitative Trading Intern @ IMC

Previous Systematic Trading Intern @ JPMorgan Chase

Co-Instructor: Jaithra Nagindas

CS & Math '28

Tentative Syllabus

L1: Financial Markets and Market Microstructure

L2: Systematic Equities

L3: IMC Guest Lecture

L4: Algorithmic Trading

L5: Intro to Options Theory