​📈 Everesteer Hackathon: Can You Predict Where Stocks Are Heading?

​📅 22 November, 12:00–5:00 PM
🎓 Eligibility: UCL students only

​Think you can build a model that makes money? Find out!

​Join UCL Data Science Society and the Economics & Finance Society for an intensive hackathon powered by Everesteer, an agent-native prediction tournament and AI-driven hedge fund research platform.

​Using real, anonymised financial data provided by a top hedge fund partner, you'll build and validate machine learning models and AI agents to forecast 20-day equity returns. Compete against fellow UCL students through live validation rounds, with the goal of growing your virtual portfolio and securing a place at the top of the leaderboard.

​💻 How Does the Hackathon Work?

​Everyone starts with $50 in virtual money (no real money involved!). You'll submit your models and decide how much of your virtual balance to stake on each one. You can spread your bets across multiple models or back your strongest predictions.

​As your models perform, your balance changes. For example, turn $50 into $70 and you'll have $70 to stake in the next round. The participant who finishes with the most virtual money wins!

​You won't be building blind:

• ​📊 Live Leaderboard: Track your performance against other participants in every validation round.

• ​🔄 Continuous Improvement: Receive new data after each round to fine-tune or rebuild your models.

• ​🧪 Historical Data: Access historical data to test your own strategies and experiment with different approaches.

• ​🚀 No Eliminations: Nobody gets knocked out, so you can keep experimenting and improving throughout the hackathon.

​🏆 Prizes, Food & Opportunities

​There's more than just bragging rights up for grabs!

• ​💰 £500 in prizes: Compete for a share of the prize pool and prove your models can outperform the competition.

• ​🍕 Food & Drinks: Provided throughout the event to keep you fuelled.

• ​👀 Career Opportunities: Previous Everesteer hackathon participants have received direct offers, making this a great opportunity to showcase your skills and connect with the industry.

​👋 Who Should Attend?

​All UCL students are welcome! Whether you're studying computer science, data science, economics, finance, engineering, or something completely different, we'd love to have you.

​Some coding or finance experience is helpful, but absolutely not required. You don't need to be an expert in machine learning or financial markets to take part. We'll help you get started, and the challenge is designed to give everyone an opportunity to learn, experiment and compete.

​Please note: This event is exclusively open to UCL students.

​🎓 New to Everesteer? Join Our Pre-Hackathon Tutorial!

​Never used the platform before? No problem!

​We'll be hosting a dedicated pre-hackathon workshop to introduce you to Everesteer, explain how the competition works and cover the basics to help you hit the ground running.

​🗓️ 19 November, 6:00–8:00 PM

​We highly recommend attending if you're new to the platform!

​Teams will be randomly assigned based on technical and finance knowledge. Tutorial and venue details will be sent by email to approved guests only.

​Come build, experiment, compete, enjoy some food and drinks, and see whether your models can beat the market. 🏆