ILC: F consists of students who seek to bolster their engagement and understanding of the financial markets and current events through discourse and sharing financial knowledge.
General Meetings
During our meetings, we hold market updates along with modules and analyst presentations. Our market updates feature movements in the major asset classes, such as equities, fixed income, commodities, and currencies, and lead to interactive discussions among members that break down market drivers. Analyst presentations are opportunities for newer members to improve their professional presentation skills and gain knowledge about a topical area within the markets.
Senior-Led Breakout Groups
Seniors lead specific breakout groups to teach anyone who is interested in a specific topic, such as options and derivatives trading, blockchain & cryptocurrencies, etc.
ILC: Finance Blog
Members of the ILC: F division operate a student-run blog covering current events, topics, and articles in business, entrepreneurship, economics, and finance. Stay tuned with the markets by checking it out! We hope you enjoy the posts and we appreciate your comments and feedback.
You can find our blog here or at the blog link on the top nav bar.
Modules
ILC: F's new member education program, centered around Autumn and Winter Quarter for new analysts, is given in the form of F Modules. This formal program instills basic financial knowledge needed to analyze the markets. Given against a backdrop of rigorous and structured discussions led by senior members, F Modules provide new analysts the tools necessary to analyze, participate, and lead the financial market discussions that form the backbone of our general meetings. Previous F Module topics have included: basic asset classes, bond pricing, options, mergers & acquisitions, discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation, and presentation skills.
Case Competition
We host an annual case competition, first started in 2014, where teams from ILC: F and others have competed to valuate and determine strategies for real market scenarios, such as corporate IPOs and mergers & acquisition deals. Competition tasks ranged from creating a DCF to analyzing industries to understanding the macroeconomic environment.
Fortress Global Macro University Challenge
For the 5 years, we competed in the Upgrade Capital trading competition. Featuring a collectively-managed portfolio, with allocations made based on analyst-driven stock pitches, in-depth sector analysis, and macroeconomic considerations. Through the competition, ILC: F provides a setting for members to continually gain and apply knowledge of markets. In the past, the team has held a top 5 ranking out of over a thousand collegiate competitors. We are working on creating our own trading challenges, so stay tuned!