Northeastern University
Systematic Alpha

Northeastern's Premier Quantitative Finance Group

About NUSA

NUSA is Northeastern University's premier quantitative finance club, bridging the gap between academic theory and real-world financial markets. Our research teams conduct quantitative research, develop trading algorithms, and explore cutting-edge applications of mathematics, statistics, and computer science in finance. Our members gain hands-on experience with industry tools while building a strong foundation in quantitative methods, risk management, and systematic trading strategies.

Quantitative Research

Develop and backtest trading strategies using real market data to find real alpha.

Quantitative Development

Build robust data pipelines, backtesting frameworks, and execution systems that power our research.

Industry Network

Connect with professionals from leading financial institutions and fellow Northeastern students.

Life at NUSA

Industry visits, student research, and conversations about careers in quantitative finance.

NUSA members visiting Fidelity Investments

Fidelity

NUSA members at the student research showcase

Showcase

Inside Our Research

Explore five student research and development projects, with presentations covering equity mean reversion, sovereign yield spillovers, options, alternative data, and an AI-assisted backtest evaluator.

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Explore NUSA on GitHub

Find your place at NUSA

Attend a general body meeting to meet the community, or apply to the Junior Research Analyst Program (JRAP) to work toward joining our quantitative research and development teams.

Browse our research presentations and public repositories to see the questions our members explore and the tools they build.

Explore membership and JRAP applications

Talent Drives Everything We Do

At NUSA, we believe our members are our greatest strength. If you're intellectually curious, technically driven, and passionate about markets, we want you on our team.

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