NYU Quantitative Finance Society

Stock Pitch Competition

Sponsored by Valiant Capital Management

US-Listed Stocks

Long or Short

Market Cap

$1 Billion+

Team Sizes

Up to Three

1,500 Word Memo

(10 Graph Limit)

Registration & First-Round Submissions Deadline

Friday March 14th, 2025, 11:59 PM ET

competition Details

New York University’s Quantitative Finance Society is excited to announce our inaugural inter-school L/S stock pitch competition! Teams of up to 3 students will pitch a US-listed company, long or short, with a market capitalization of over $1bn and an investment horizon of 3-12 months. Five finalist teams will be selected to pitch live in New York on Friday, April 4th. Pitches are evaluated based on the quality of analysis and the quality of the investment opportunity.

Prizes

1st

2nd

3rd

   Finalist   

$2000

$1500

$1000

 $500 

Finalists receive potential consideration for internships at Valiant & judging firms.

The stated prize amount is for the entire team, not each individual member.

Timeline

February 21st

Registration Opens

1

   March 14th   

Registration & First-Round Submissions Due

2

  March 19th  

Finalists notified

3

Final Round at New York University

4

     April 4th     

FAQs

  • Students from any university! Teams may be composed of students from different schools, with a limit of 3 members per team.

  • The final round of the stock pitch competition will be held live on-campus at New York University's Stern School of Business.

  • The first round of the competition is a written memo on a stock of your choice, listed on an US exchange with a market capitalization of at least $1 billion. Teams may pitch long or short, with an investment horizon of 3-12 months. The memo should be no longer than 1,500 words and contain no more than 10 graphs or figures, inclusive of appendix.

  • Please email all other questions to qfspitchcompetition@gmail.com