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Central Quants Co-Sponsors the Roostoo Quant Trading Hackathon
Central Quants is co-sponsoring the Roostoo Quant Trading Hackathon, bringing together participants from Hong Kong, Australia and India.
Your Quant Application Radar: What to Track Before Deadlines Hit
A recruitment tracker should tell you what to do next, not just list firms. Use a dated employer-source snapshot to separate role eligibility, hard cutoffs, missing dates and your own application progress.
When the Index Rises but the Market Weakens
The headline index measures weighted performance. Breadth measures participation. Learn to reconcile the two, distinguish three kinds of spread, and describe a divergence without predicting a crash.
Before You Backtest: Turn a Market Hunch into a Testable Factor
A good backtest starts with a claim that can fail. Build a simple signal, calculate a toy result, and learn what must be decided before the performance chart exists.