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UCL Hedge Fund Society Est. 2022 Equity research

Where the investors of tomorrow meet.

Dedicated to preparing students for careers in finance through a hands-on, practical approach.

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  1. 01 IdeaPick a company worth a closer look.
  2. 02 ModelBuild the model and test the numbers.
  3. 03 PitchWrite it up and take it to the room.
  4. 04 DefendTake the questions in a pitch competition.
Illustrative chart, not fund data. Move across the chart, or pick a marker, to follow a pitch from idea to defence.

50+ spring weeks and internships secured by the committee, at

  • Optiver
  • DRW
  • Point72
  • Jane Street
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Man Group
  • Citadel
  • Bank of America
  • Susquehanna
  • Millennium
  • IMC

About us

The skills, and the edge.

UCL Hedge Fund Society is dedicated to preparing students for careers in finance through a hands-on, practical approach.

We combine real-world investment training with application support to give members both the skills and the edge to secure top internships.

Fund factsheet2026/27

Vehicle
Equity paper fund
Coverage
Equities, all major sectors
Run by
Student analysts and portfolio managers
Capital
None. It is a paper fund.
Network
LUSIF, with LSE and King’s
Training
Fundamental Edge × Investment Club
Output
Research reports, models, stock pitches
Membership
£9 standard, free taster

What we do

Four ways in. One skill set.

Pick a desk, or let it run.

CRRSCareers

Careers & Networking

Spring Week prep, recruiter talks and fireside chats with people doing the job.

  • Spring Week crash course
  • Spring Week panel
  • CV and interview prep
See the October calendar

Fireside chats this term

  • Remo MuharemiCitadel, Strategist 09 Oct
  • Jonathan ChengElliott, Investment Professional 28 Oct

LUSIFIntercollegiate

London University Student Investment Fund

The first intercollegiate paper fund: three societies, three desks, one fund.

LUSIF One fund

  • UCLEquitiesHedge Fund Society
  • LSECommoditiesCommodities Society
  • KCLQuantQuant Society

FE×ICTraining partner

Fundamental Edge × Investment Club

Buy-side training at your own pace, plus weekly meetings on research, valuation and modelling.

  • Recorded lessons
  • Pitch competitions
  • Office hours
  • Weekly meetings

Office hours with ex-portfolio managers from

EPFPaper fund

Equity Paper Fund

Six pods covering every major sector. Members research the company, build the model and pitch the trade.

  • Research reports
  • Financial models
  • Stock pitches
  • L/S Equity
  • L/S Equity
  • L/S Equity
  • L/S Equity
  • Global Macro
  • Global Macro
Pods
6
Portfolio managers
6
Analysts
24

Research

Everything we run feeds the same outcome: members who can research a company, build the model, and defend the pitch.

  1. 01IdeaPick a company worth a closer look.
  2. 02ModelBuild the model and test the numbers.
  3. 03PitchWrite it up and take it to the room.
  4. 04DefendTake the questions in a competition.

  1. Research reports

    Analysts in the paper fund cover equities across all major sectors and write up what they find.

  2. Financial models

    The valuation and modelling behind every view, worked through in weekly discussion meetings.

  3. Stock pitches

    A name taken from idea to model to pitch, then defended in competitions run with the Fundamental Edge programme.

Events October 2026

October on the desk.

Membership required for society events. Dates and rooms from @ucl_hedgefund.

    1. 03Sat

      Freshers Fair

      10:00 to 17:00 Bloomsbury Campus

      Meet the committee, learn more about HFS and see what we have planned for the year.

    2. 06Tue

      Committee Meet & Greet

      19:00 to 21:00 Bentham House, LG26

      Meet a committee who between them have secured 50+ spring weeks and internships, and get their advice before applications open.

    3. 07Wed

      Spring Week Crash Course

      18:00 to 21:00 26 Bedford Way, LG04

      From your first application to your final interview: the whole recruitment process, and how to stand out.

      Sign up

    4. 09Fri

      Citadel Strategist

      Fireside Chat: Remo Muharemi

      19:00 to 20:30 Roberts Building, Room 106

      A Strategist in European Relative Value on life at one of the world’s top hedge funds.

      Sign up

    5. 09Fri

      Partner event Career26

      UK Student Finance Summit

      All day Kensington Events Centre

      1000+ students, 40+ senior speakers, 7 panels, 4 workshops and a stock pitch competition. Separate application.

      Details

    6. 11Sun

      Deadline

      Investment Analyst and First Year Rep applications close

      Rolling review apply early

      Apply

    7. 13Tue

      Spring Week Panel

      18:00 to 21:00 26 Bedford Way, G03

      Students who’ve been through it share what spring weeks are really like and how they landed theirs.

    8. 16Fri

      Deadline

      Equity Research Analyst applications close

      Rolling review apply early

      Apply

    9. 18Sun

      Partner deadline Career26

      Career26 Academy applications close

      Free programme society code UCLHFS26

      Details

    10. 28Wed

      Elliott Investment professional

      Fireside Chat: Jonathan Cheng

      19:00 to 20:30 26 Bedford Way, G03

      An Investment Professional at Elliott Investment Management, one of the world’s leading activist investment firms, on careers at Elliott and activist investing.

      Sign up

    The committee 2026/27

    The people running the desk.

    Meet the committee
    • PRESAbhiraj RajputPresident
    • CHAIRAnthony Pham-ThanhChairman
    • CIOAbhiraj DhillonChief Investment Officer
    • COOAmaara WadhwaniChief Operating Officer
    • CROJeremy SassonChief Risk Officer
    • TREASJoravar PanesarTreasurer

    Society life

    How the year runs.

    Two members present an application prep session to a full UCL lecture theatre, with slides on CVs, cover letters, online assessments and interviews.
    Application prep session
    Students listening during a society session in a UCL lecture theatre.
    Listening in
    Members chatting in a packed lecture theatre at a society event.
    A full house

    CadenceTerm time

    Weekly
    Discussion meetings Equity research, valuation and modelling, in a room with people doing the same thing.
    Ongoing
    Fundamental Edge lessons and office hours Recorded training at your own pace, with office hours when you get stuck.
    Termly
    Stock pitch competitions Idea to model to pitch, then defend it.
    Seasonal
    Spring Week crash course, panels and fireside chats Timed against the real recruiting calendar.

    Get involved

    Applications are open.

    Our society is still young, with significant room for growth. Whether your interests lie in stock pitching, hedge fund simulation or societal representation, there is a place for you within our team.

    Message us on Instagram Meet the committee

    Open positions2026/27

    • Investment Analyst

      Join the paper fund’s analyst team. Rolling applications.

      Closes 11 Oct

      Apply

    • First Year Representative

      Represent first years on the committee. Rolling applications.

      Closes 11 Oct

      Apply

    • Equity Research Analyst

      Cover a sector and write the research. Rolling applications.

      Closes 16 Oct

      Apply

    Forms open in Google Forms and may ask you to sign in.

    Membership

    Join the society.

    Standard

    £9per year

    Full membership for the academic year: the equity paper fund, LUSIF, Fundamental Edge training, weekly meetings, fireside chats and careers sessions. Members also get 20% off Careeva, our application-prep partner, with code UCLHFS20.

    Join on the SU site

    Taster

    Freetry first

    Come to an introductory session and see how the paper fund and meetings work before you commit. Upgrade whenever you like.

    Get a taster

    Your cost basis£9 a year

    On average the society runs 30+ big events and shows a year, plus a few contests, hackathons and trading games. How many would you go to?

    01530+ a year

    Contests when they run

    Your yearYour picks

    £9.00 10 events

    £0.90 per event

    Everything30+ events

    £9.00 30+ events

    £0.30 per event, at most

    Come to everything and each event costs 30p or less, before you count any contests, hackathons or trading games.

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    Participation Fund. If you are experiencing financial hardship and facing significant barriers to taking part, the Students’ Union can help. Information and application