Heading to AI Engineer New York? Come say hi at Booth 20. The AXQ Capital team will be on the expo floor October 12–14 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. If you build with LLMs, agents, or ML infrastructure and are curious about how those skills translate to quantitative investing, we'd love to meet you. See you on the expo Floor! https://ai.engineer/nyc
About us
Founded in 2018, AXQ Capital has quickly grown into a world-class quantitative investment firm with offices in New York, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. We focus on generating consistent alphas, driven by robust, scientific research and our investments in cutting-edge technology. Our systems operate reliably across global markets, spanning multiple asset classes and trading frequencies. We're hiring researchers, developers and portfolio managers. For career opportunities, please visit: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axq 我们长期在中国招聘量化研究员、开发工程师和投资经理，欢迎访问上述页面查看职位机会。
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Ten weeks. Nine interns. One memorable summer. Across our global offices, our interns spent the summer working on projects built for production, exploring new ideas, and learning alongside their mentors and teams. From training sessions to showcase presentations, and from everyday collaboration to time together outside the office, there was plenty to take away. Eight interns earned return offers, and seven have accepted. We look forward to seeing what we'll build together next. Thank you to our interns for the curiosity, dedication, and diverse perspectives they brought to AXQ, and to the mentors and colleagues who supported their growth along the way. Here's a look back at our summer, by the numbers.
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We are honored to renew our support of Baruch College's MFE program. Thank you to Professor Stefanica and the entire Baruch team for building a community that has meant so much to AXQ!
What began as a one-time personal gift from a grateful alumnus has grown into a multi-year institutional partnership. AXQ Capital has made a renewed commitment to Baruch College's Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) program at the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, extending through 2028 the fund, first established in 2019 by AXQ founder Yu Gan and his spouse, Boxiao Zheng. The original gift, awarded in 2019, supported the directorship of the MFE program, a position held by Dan Stefanica, PhD, since 2021. Among his many achievements, Professor Stefanica has grown the program’s exceptional faculty, prioritized alumni mentorship, and updated its admissions and curriculum. Most recently, the program has adopted large language models (LLMs) to support cutting-edge training in AI coding. Since the gift was established, the Baruch MFE Program achieved a remarkable upward trajectory, with compensation for the graduates increasing by 64 percent and outstanding dominance in academic trading competitions. Stefanica has also led the program through an unprecedented streak of chart-topping accolades. In 2026, for the third consecutive year, the program was ranked No. 1 in the world by the leading business publication Risk.net. This year, QuantNet named the program the best in the nation for its career metrics based on students’ compensation and job placements, either before or shortly after graduation. Over the past nine years, Baruch’s MFE program continues to maintain a 100 percent employment rate at graduation, with the world’s leading financial firms recruiting the entire student body for full-time roles and internships. Graduates also earn the highest average starting salary, at $178,824, and an average first-year compensation of $244,000. “This renewed commitment from AXQ Capital demonstrates the real-world value of the Baruch MFE program. Likewise, the program’s continued excellence relies on meaningful connections with industry practitioners, said Nukhet A. Sandal, PhD, dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences. “We are grateful for Yu Gan and Boxiao Zheng’s ongoing investment in Professor Stefanica’s directorship, which will continue to provide the stability necessary to train our students in the latest quantitative methods and sustain our outstanding track record of total employment at graduation.”
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Most days, the AXQ team comes together around our work. Every so often, we make time to step away from the office and share something exceptional. On Sunday, the World Cup Final came to our local venue—New York New Jersey Stadium. We were fortunate to take in a thrilling match amid an electric atmosphere. Great teams win together.
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This week, we welcomed the 2026 summer intern class to AXQ Capital. Over the next ten weeks, our interns will work alongside our researchers, engineers, and portfolio managers — held to the highest standards, and growing fast because of it. We believe excellence emerges where curiosity, rigor, and collaboration meet. Here's to a summer of exploring — and building — together. Welcome aboard.
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AXQ Capital is proud to serve on the Dinner Committee for this year’s Annual Bernard Baruch Dinner. This landmark event brings together leaders from across industries to support Baruch College’s mission of academic excellence and social mobility. We are especially pleased to congratulate the evening’s honorees, Jim Gatheral and Dov Schlein, for their incredible contributions to the Baruch community. As a firm, we are committed to supporting institutions that empower students and drive innovation. We look forward to Baruch’s continued success in shaping the leaders of tomorrow. #BaruchCollege #AXQCapital #BernardBaruchDinner #HigherEducation #Leadership #NewYorkCity
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We hosted our 2026 Summer Internship Info Session, themed “AI × Global Markets - Infinite Possibilities,” at the Wenjin Hotel in Beijing on April 2. We were excited to welcome a full room of students from Beijing’s top universities. The agenda featured a company overview, agentic AI in quant investing, and a deep dive into our internship programs, followed by an engaging Q&A. We also incorporated interactive games, with several attendees taking home exciting prizes. Thank you to everyone who joined us - your enthusiasm made the event a great success! Explore opportunities with us: https://lnkd.in/gkzF4Z8P
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We recently hosted a mini quant conference at Peking University, “Quantitative Investing: From Research to Industry Practice,” featuring Dan Stefanica, Yan Shen, Yu Gan, Yucheng LAI and other speakers. The room was packed throughout and the Q&A was exceptionally high-energy. We’re grateful for the partnership with PKU NSD and Baruch MFE in making this event possible.
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We’re bringing together experts from AXQ Capital, Baruch MFE, and Peking University for a deep dive into quantitative investing - its research foundations, industry applications, and evolving career paths. Delighted that Dan Stefanica and Yu Gan will be speaking at the event. This is an in-person event held at Peking University in Beijing, China. Learn more about the event 👇
