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The Law of Large Numbers shows why small backtests deceive traders. Short-term results are unreliable due to noise, and extensive testing is essential.
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The Law of Large Numbers shows why small backtests deceive traders. Short-term results are unreliable due to noise, and extensive testing is essential.
Vincent Vis, options trader and former market maker at Optiver and IMC Trading, broke down how markets actually work in practice — from trading philosophies and risk management to volatility and the moments when models break down, at AQS's recent Options Deep Dive event.
Black-Scholes assumes constant volatility, but real markets don't. This article explores how market makers model and trade the implied volatility surface.
MARKETING TEAM
Amsterdam Quant Society is looking for an Educational Content Creator / Quantitative Finance Expert to join our Marketing Team. Help us create accurate, insightful and accessible educational content for our community.
Contribute to a growing student community, deepen your knowledge and work on creative projects that make quantitative finance more accessible.
Tell us about yourself, share a short motivation and upload your CV as a PDF. If you have a writing sample, explainer, presentation or relevant project, include a link — personal and university work is welcome.
Team: Marketing · Openings: 1
Deadline: 30 September 2026, 23:59 Amsterdam time.
MARKETING TEAM
Amsterdam Quant Society is looking for an Animation Designer to join our Marketing Team. Help us turn ideas into engaging visual stories for our educational content and social media.
Contribute to a growing student community, develop your skills and work on creative projects that make quantitative finance more accessible.
Tell us about yourself, share a short motivation and upload your CV as a PDF. If you have a portfolio, showreel or example animation, include a link — personal and university projects are welcome.
Team: Marketing · Openings: 1
Deadline: 30 September 2026, 23:59 Amsterdam time.
As a writer for the Career column, you will connect with industry professionals, researchers, and/or PhD students to uncover insights about careers in quantitative finance. You'll write about career advice, highlight different pathways into the field, and write articles that helps students break into the field.
As a writer for the World column, you will explore the macroeconomic and geopolitical developments shaping the global economy from an analytical, data-driven perspective. You'll need to apply economic theory and quantitative reasoning to explain how global events influence markets, policy, and financial systems.
As a writer for the Markets column, you will analyze major global events and their impact on financial markets through a quantitative and data-driven lens. You'll apply financial theory, statistical analysis, and market intuition to explain price movements, trading behavior, and emerging market trends.
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