In these challenging times, the London Stock Exchange Group have rolled out CodeBook to allow students to access easy-to-use coding interfaces to learn to code and apply what they’ve learned – be it in Management, Finance, Economics, Computer Science or Data Science. In line with this capability, Alida Hafiz started Refinitiv’s Inter-University Hackathon initiative, where students were given access to Refinitiv data and CodeBook to compete in constructing a Python CodeBook-app/Jupyter-Notebook or a workflow using R / Java / Excel that could be chosen to be published on their Refinitiv Developer Portal’s Article Catalogue – was it to win. This is part of a push in which they are starting to empower students to learn finance and coding.
The Hackathon aims to aid students in applying their academic knowledge within a commercial and technically secure environment, enabling them to put themselves in the shoes of professionals working in financial and commercial fields.
The above describes the technical aspects of the Hackathon, but – as aforementioned – this Hackathon is open to many students, including non-computer-science studying ones; indeed, many participating students did not use CodeBook in the 1st Hackathon. The current edition designed for Imperial College London allows students at all levels (except PhD) to attend from any department and background. Mixed teams with students from multiple departments or programmes are strongly encouraged.
Rules:
- Due to the nature of the competition, all presentations are online.
- The hackathon is open to Imperial College students only, so students are required to register using their college e-mail address.
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Teams of up to three students are required to register. A complete group of 3 students would give the best chance of winning the competition as most participating teams from other universities have this structure. However, if a team is incomplete, team leaders are strongly encouraged to select the option to allow us to match them with other incomplete teams after registrations. In the case of preliminary groups of 2 students, we will try our best not to break teams and will do so only after receiving confirmation from both team members.
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Due to the sensitivity of the data provided, all team members must sign an individual agreement with LSEG to access the data. The agreements will be sent by e-mail after registration. Failing to sign these agreements will cause an automatic withdrawal from the competition, as access to data and CodeBook can’t be guaranteed.
Potential Topics:
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Details
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ESG
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Custom ESG scores to extend existing asset classes e.g.: Create ESG scores based on metrics on Deals, Bonda, Countries
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IB
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Create automatized Pitch Books templates on companies
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IB
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IB + ESG
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Climate Transition objective 1,5 degrees. Forecast estimates of companies.
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Analytics
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Implied Volatility Computation using the Black-Scholes model (i) as fast as possible and (ii) allowing for argument changes (e.g.: option RIC on an index, expiry window, …). Realised Volatility Computation as fast as possible.
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Crypto
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Portfolio Management including Crypto Assets
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Calendar for the presentations:
(All phases require the team to be presenting their progress in front of a panel consisting of LSEG staff members and academics from other participating universities)
Registrations: The deadline for registrations is the 7th of November 2022
Phase 1 presentation: Nov. 9th at 8:30-11:45 am GMT+1
Phase 1 ½ presentation: This is an Imperial College London-specific phase, where the jury will eliminate half of the ICL participants due to a higher number of participants than other universities. Deadline: Fri. Nov. 18th 2022
Phase 2 presentation: Wed. Nov. 23rd.
Phase 3 (final) presentation: Thurs. 1st December.
Students can register today here.
Registrations close on 7 November 2022.
Prizes:
– 300EUR of Amazon Gift E-cards will be assigned to the winning team!
– All teams receiving good feedback in the final would be invited to submit their articles to the LSEG developer Portal Article catalogue, which is publicly available and can be linked to future job applications.
– Finalists will be highly considered for future recruitment opportunities and internships should they wish to apply.
This hackathon is organised by the DSI with support from:
