Our Mission

Our Vision

The only way to know if a strategy actually works is to deploy it with real money. AlgoÉTS plans on one day implementing its trading algorithms on the real life stock markets. However, this vision will take several years of development.

First, we need to code algorithms that have been profitable in recent years. We believe that the past is the best way to predict the future. History tends to repeat itself. When we have one or more good strategies, we plan on deploying them in real time with simulated money (paper trading). If the algorithm is still genuinely profitable (i.e. with a consistent above average market return), we will test it on the actual stock markets.

This is our vision in addition to the investment competitions. We hope you believe in it as much as we do.

If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.
- Steve Jobs

A Word from our President

When I started at ÉTS, I wanted to join a club, but none of them interested me. They all worked on cars, constructions or video games. I was interested in code, data science, and finance. I did my first internship at Morgan Stanley, a large investment bank, and learned about algorithmic trading. I was disappointed that I didn’t have the chance to work on it, but I thought it would make a good club.

I told Reda, a colleague and a friend, and then Sam Lafrance-Jones, another friend of mine, and they wanted to leave him with me. We approached the school and they were open to the idea, but skeptical because they had never heard of the idea before. At the beginning, we would meet every week and compare the algorithms that we had developed and tested during the week. After a few months, the school gave us permission to recruit members. A single post on the college’s social media brought us over 20 interested students. Since that time, we have only continued to grow.

We had this success in our opening because ÉTS students are passionate about data science, finance and computer development. A combination that cannot be found elsewhere. I hope you too can help us with the continued success of the club.

– Philippe Geukers, co-founder and president

Competitions

Rotman International Trading Competition

The Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) is an annual event that brings together teams from universities around the world to participate in a unique three-day simulated market challenge. The 2021 competition marks the 18th anniversary of this commercial competition, currently the largest in the world. Teams are invited to participate in various activities, including stock market trading exchanges.

John Molson School of Business Exchange is a one-day stock market simulation competition. To win the competition, teams must maximize their portfolio with their investments and trades throughout the day.

John molson school of business Exchange

Bourstad

Bourstad is an online stock market simulation that lasts three months. Participants have the chance to grow their portfolios during this period.

Want to help support the club?

Take a look at our partnership plan