About Us, the Competition and the Future
Hello, we are the Financial Mathematics Association (FMA) at the University of Minnesota Twin-Cities. A student group on campus led by maths graduate students in the Minnesota Center for Actuarial and Financial Mathematics (MCFAM).
In the Spring semester of 2026, we put on the UMN's first ever systematic trading competition with much success. We are excited to be planning the competition for the coming academic year, and for many years to come. If you're interested in Math, Finance or Programming, or any combination of the three, you're in the right place.
Participants are encouraged to form teams to harness the strength of interdisciplinary skills, interests and experiences, to create a winning strategy that will both beat the market and the competition. This isn't just about taking the best bets, but analyzing the markets, implementing your strategy and convincing industry professionals that you can be trusted --- with paper money.
If you're in the UMN community, we invite you to join the forum and checkout the competition page for more information.
This site, the forum, the competition and the FMA are currently --- as always--- under construction. We are always looking for officers with an interest in furthering the FMA and realizing their ideas. We are also in search of sponsors, donors and anyone else who is generally sympathetic to our efforts. :D Thx for reading!