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Brainteaser Night 2025
Oct
16
2025 Past Event
Brainteaser Night 2025
Curtin Tav
18:15 – 21:00
Curtin Quant Society Brainteaser Night Get ready for a night of mind-bending fun! Our Brainteaser Night is a hybrid of tricky puzzles and quiz-style questions that will challenge your wits and teamwork. Bring your friends and form a table of up to 6 people to compete for glory (and bragging rights)! 📅 Date: Wednesday, 16th October, 6:15 - 9pm 🍽 Food: Provided – fuel your brain while you play! 👥 Teams: Up to 6 per table 🎉 Why Attend: Solve puzzles, tackle quiz questions, and enjoy a fun evening with fellow members. A perfect mix of challenge and laughs! Come for the food, stay for the brain-teasing action!
2025 Annual General Meeting
Oct
09
2025 Past Event
2025 Annual General Meeting
16:00 – 18:00
Member Invitation All members are invited to attend the club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). This is your opportunity to help shape the future of the club by participating in key decisions and voting for the new committee. Your voice matters and your vote ensures the club continues to operate in the best interests of its members. To vote, you must attend and proxies are not accepted! What is CQS? Curtin Quant Society (CQS) is a student club at Curtin University focused on quantitative trading, aiming to bridge the gap between academia and industry for students interested in quant finance. Purpose of the AGM Elect the 2026 committee in accordance with the Guild's Default Club Constitution Review and report on the club’s activities and finances from 2025 Provide a platform for ordinary members to raise motions and discuss club matters. Ordinary members will have the opportunity to: Speak about items on the agenda, Vote on any resolutions proposed, Vote to elect the 2026 committee. Note: Only ordinary members (currently enrolled Curtin students and current club members) may vote and nominate. Proxy votes are not accepted. Non-ordinary members may attend if invited, but may only observe unless invited to speak by the Chair. Attendance Members must attend in-person. To help us manage attendance and meet quorum requirements (minimum 10 ordinary members), please purchase a free ticket for this meeting. This helps the club track expected attendance and ensure we can proceed with the AGM.  Submit a Motion Ordinary members may submit motions to be added to the agenda.  Submissions Close: 2nd October 2:00pm Call for Nominations   Who can nominate? Any ordinary member (currently enrolled Curtin student and current club member). You can still submit a nomination even if you cannot attend the AGM, however, only ordinary members who attend the AGM will be eligible to vote. Proxy votes are note accepted. How to nominate? A nomination form for 2026 committee roles will be sent out via email over the next week, including a list of available roles, their responsibilities, and the benefits of becoming a committee member. Nominations Close: 9th October 2:00pm   Executive roles (President, Treasurer, Secretary) will be elected at the AGM. Other roles will also be filled on the day and may be filled later by the incoming committee. Expressions of interest for additional roles are welcome.  The meeting will run in accordance with the agenda items.
CQS x SAS Poker Night
Aug
28
2025 Past Event
CQS x SAS Poker Night
Curtin Tav
17:45 – 21:00
CQS is back again with POKER NIGHT in collaboration with SAS! On the night you'll have the opportunity to test your abilities and see if you can win big with a prize pool worth more than $500! Don't know how to play poker? Don't worry, we'll guide you! Poker not really your thing? Don't worry, once you're out of the tournament you can enjoy other fun card games! Plenty of pizza will be provided, with this also being a great chance to network with like-minded peers and quant enthusiasts Tickets are extremely limited, and at only $10 until the last minute ticket price hike, they are certain to go quickly... so don't miss out!
Quiz Night - Sem 1 2025
May
29
2025 Past Event
Quiz Night - Sem 1 2025
Curtin Tav
18:00 – 21:00
🧠✨️QUIZ NIGHT ALERT✨️🧠 Are you the smartest in the room? It's time to prove it! Join Curtin Quant Society for a FREE quiz night full of trivia, brainteasers and prizes to be won!🎉 📍 Location: The Tav, Curtin University 📅 Date: Thursday, 29th of May 🕒 Time: 6pm-9pm Grab your mates to form a team of 4-6 people and make sure to register for the event at the link in our bio. Entry is free and food is provided🍕! We can't wait to see you there!
Quiz Night 2024
Oct
10
2024 Past Event
Quiz Night 2024
Curtin Tav
18:00 – 21:00
Join us for Quiz Night at Curtin Tavern! Test your knowledge with a fun mix of general knowledge, sports, culture, and brainteasers. Free entry with food provided throughout the night, open to all university students. Compete for a $250 prize pool, and either register as a table of 6 or sign up individually, and we'll find you a team! Don't miss out on a night of great fun and friendly competition!
CQS Brainteaser Night 2024
May
17
2024 Past Event
CQS Brainteaser Night 2024
Curtin Tav
18:00 – 21:00
Brainteaser Night Gather your friends and come down to the Curtin Tav this Friday the 17th of May from 6pm to 9pm to experience a FREE brainteaser night! (TICKETS ARE FREE) Teams of 4-6 people per table, with prizes worth over $100 up for grabs for the winners. Tickets are FREE and each table gets complimentary FREE pizza to keep your stomachs satisfied while we put your brains to the test. Additionally, one random attendee will also be the lucky winner of more FREE PRIZES!!!! DID WE MENTION THIS EVENT IS FREE??? GRAB YOUR FRIENDS, AND COME DOWN!!!
Optiver Trade-a-thon
Mar
20
2024 Past Event
Optiver Trade-a-thon
12:00 – 14:00
Get ready to set the financial stage on fire as CQS is excited to partner with SAS to announce the Optiver Tradeathon. Join us for an exhilarating mock trading session with one of the world’s largest trading firms. There are lots of prizes to be won! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or simply intrigued by the world of trading, this event is for everyone! Event Details: Date: Wednesday 20 March 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Venue: Curtin University, Room 307.102 Event sign up link: http://optiver-1.hubspotpagebuilder.com/tradeathon-curtin-24  
Intern Panel Night
Mar
15
2024 Past Event
Intern Panel Night
Tattersall Lecture Theatre
17:30 – 20:30
Curtin Quant Society and QFin UWA are proud to present an unmissable event: the Intern Panel Night! Hear from current students about their 23/24 summer internships in the offices of some of APAC's top trading firms. They'll be answering questions about how they found the interview process, life as a trading intern, as well as their opinions on how to be successful in the industry. You'll also get the chance to ask live questions to the entire panel. This event is FREE for CQS and QFIN members, and $5 for non-members. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided, and we will have time for networking after the panel. Where to find us: Date: 15th March Time: 5:30pm Location: Tattersall Lecture Theatre, UWA Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4bYtaJ6 See you there!
SIG x SAS x CQS Poker Night 2023
Sep
01
2023 Past Event
SIG x SAS x CQS Poker Night 2023
Curtin Tav
18:00 – 22:00
The Student Actuarial Society and Curtin Quantative Society are excited to anounce our 2023 Poker Night with SIG... On the night you'll have the opportunity to test out your luck and see if you can win big with our $500 prize pool!   Don't know how to play poker? Don't worry, we'll teach you! Poker not really your thing? Don't worry, once you're out of the tournament you can enjoy other fun 'Casino' card games!   Plenty of pizza and chips will be provided, and once the tournament comes to a close and the winners are announced you'll get an exclusive opportunity to network with some of SIG representatives.   Tickets are limited, and at only $10 each for early bird are certain to go quickly... so don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to have fun, network and potentially win big!   Schedule 6:00 pm Event Begins 6:10 pm Introduction to SIG 6:15 pm Relevance of Poker to Trading 6:25 pm Poker Rules and How to Play 6:35 pm Poker Tournament 8:20 pm Chip Count and Prize Ceremony 8:30 pm Networking with SIG Representatives 9:00 pm Event Wrap-up Tickets: https://curtinactuary.com/public/schedule/events/54210-sig-x-sas-x-cqs-poker-night-2023?fbclid=IwAR0FHiwvteq2UsBtGYD0wnU6TEKHzAo8PIhFE-aOhfQXr8WUd2oxiXcS3YM
Optiver Workshop: Intro to Market Making
Aug
16
2023 Past Event
Optiver Workshop: Intro to Market Making
307.103
12:00 – 14:00
About Dr Adrian Dudek: Dr Adrian Dudek completed his undergraduate studies at UWA before doing a PhD in maths at ANU. After Canberra, he worked as an options trader at Optiver in Sydney for five years. These days he is Head of Academic Partnerships at Optiver, where he spends much of his time heading out to universities to talk about maths, trading, volatility and careers in industry.   What to expect on the day: Dr Dudek will provide you with an introduction to market making, before providing you with the chance to put your new found knowledge to the test with some fun interactive games! Join us on Wednesday 16 August, 12-2pm at Curtin University (307.103) for this exciting opportunity! Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16eee1zYF0ZWLaf0whOi9hqtWSWdYK9NZtI2GM02cXgo/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbclid=IwAR0cb_Vo7hmNpDzuzeApZBBLApT8j3RaaPo8Q-_QuEkri8X3xnqR1jV-ZqY
CQS Brainteaser Night 2023
May
24
2023 Past Event
CQS Brainteaser Night 2023
Curtin Tav
18:00 – 20:30
CQS is excited to bring to you our first event - Brainteaser Night! Come down to our Brainteaser Night to solve a variety of interesting problems with your friends! Tickets are free and you'll be able to enjoy some free Pizza as well as potentially winning some prizes! Additionally, all members will go into a draw to win a box of Favourites (membership is free too!) Participants will compete in teams of 4-6. Teams will be created for those who do not have one.