36 Wall Street | Flagship Finance Fest of IIT Madras

In today’s rapidly changing economy, financial education is becoming increasingly important for young adults. With rising costs of living, growing income inequality, and the shift towards a gig-based economy, it’s more critical than ever for young people to develop a solid understanding of personal finance.

Fortunately, there are many ways to gain financial literacy,

The Finance club’s flagship fest 36′ Wall Street includes engaging workshops,activities, competitions, and Lectures from expert guest speakers. By taking advantage of these opportunities, Students can learn valuable skills that will help them make smart financial decisions and achieve their goals.

Another important area of financial education is investing. While investing can be intimidating, it’s essential for building wealth over the long-term. Young adults who start investing early can benefit from compound interest and grow their savings exponentially. Guest speakers who are experts in investing can provide insights and guidance on how to get started, what to invest in, and how to minimize risk.

Quantitative finance is a rapidly growing field that combines finance, mathematics, and computer science. It is a branch of finance that involves using mathematical models and statistical analysis to make investment decisions, manage risk, and optimize portfolio returns.

Quantinsti-Quantitative research challenge,one of the flagship events of 36’Wall Street provides an exciting opportunity to explore the latest techniques and tools in the field of Quantitative Research in the Financial markets.

With the growing engagement of top Quant companies in iit madras we are honoured to announce our title sponsor Trexquant….. 

Being a quantitative finance firm that uses Machine Learning (ML) to create multi-asset portfolios and seek profit from the market, Trexquant has continuously improved its investment and research platform since starting operations, leveraging new and emerging technologies. Trexquant uses rigorous quantitative methods to create multi-asset portfolios in global markets. To do this, Trexquant develops trading signals using its vast and continuously growing collection of data variables used as inputs for more complex trading models called Strategies. The result is an ever-growing and adapting engine built from thousands of intricate models and tens of thousands of signals, tailor-made with the goal to outperform the market during any condition.

The equity research challenge in association with the CFA Institute is another flagship event under 36′ Wall Street where participants have to find the undervalued indian company with the most potential for growth and justify their investment thesis

 Finally, financial education should also cover the basics of personal finance, such as saving, taxes, and insurance. Learning how to save for emergencies and long-term goals, understanding the basics of taxes, and knowing how to protect oneself through insurance are all crucial skills for young adults to have.