Promoting performance — not promise

We evaluate performance records and research reports from students at top universities. The most
impressive work is made available to select buy-side firms looking to hire exceptional young talent.

Value investing

In Spring 2013 Upgrade Capital evaluated 180 investment write-ups from 17 universities on behalf of the Value Investing Congress.

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Tactical trading

In Fall 2012 we hosted the biggest ever cross-university trading competition on our proprietary trading platform.

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Algo trading

Students from over 30 universities are taking part in an algorithm development competition co-hosted by Quantopian.

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For Financial Firms

Upgrade Capital evaluates different kinds of work from each student depending on their interests. We have accumulated three distinct collections of content — you can preview them here:

Top investment write-ups

Tactical trading records

Trading algorithms

For Students

You can view and apply for several hedge fund job openings here.

Sign-up deadlines for our Spring 2013 tactical trading and algo development competitions have now passed. If you would like to stay informed about opportunities being made available through Upgrade Capital, please join our mailing list.