HFTC Archives

Past Competitions

Explore previous Stevens High Frequency Trading Competitions — the winning teams, their strategies, the universities that competed, and moments from each event.

  1. 2027Upcoming
  2. 2026Global competition
  3. 2025First international edition

  1. 2027

    Upcoming competition

    The next Stevens High Frequency Trading Competition. Applications are due January 31, 2027.

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  2. 2026

    Global Competition

    Registered students
    194
    Universities
    46
    Countries
    10

    HFTC-26 drew 194 registered students from 46 universities in 10 countries to a five-week competition, with a new market-condition theme each week and a 200-trade-per-day execution minimum.

    Winning teamThe Bagholders Rutgers University

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  3. 2025

    First International Edition

    Teams
    22
    Students
    70
    Universities
    9

    HFTC-25 brought 22 teams from Stevens, Rutgers, Baruch College, UT Austin, Georgia Tech, BITS Pilani, and beyond through five themed stages — from Up and Down to Reinforcement Learning.

    Winning teamClockSense Trading BITS Pilani

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From the event

Moments from the archive

Strategy development and award presentations from past competitions.

A student writes strategy code on a laptop next to a monitor displaying live candlestick charts
Strategy development · HFTC 2026
Three people stand with the third-prize certificate awarded to Money Never Sleeps
Award presentation · HFTC 2025

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