Curiosity
We treat markets as a puzzle to be understood — asking better questions instead of following the crowd.
What we do
Idea → managed position.
We're a student-run investment fund at DePaul University, managing a portfolio through disciplined, well-researched investment strategies. Every position follows the same process from raw idea to managed holding.
The process
Four stages. No shortcuts.
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Stage 01
Research
Every position begins as a question. Members study companies, sectors, and market structure, dig through financial reports and data, and shape the most promising ideas into clear, defensible investment theses with a real reason to work.
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Stage 02
Analysis
Ideas are pressure-tested. We value the opportunity, weigh the catalysts and risks, and translate the thesis into an explicit plan — entry, sizing, and the conditions that would prove us wrong — before any capital is committed.
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Stage 03
Portfolio construction
Positions are sized and diversified so no single idea can sink the book. Risk limits, correlation, and drawdown controls are built in from the start — because managing risk is the job, not an afterthought.
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Stage 04
Monitoring & review
Live positions are tracked with continuous performance attribution. We adapt as conditions change, review decisions honestly — wins and losses alike — and let every result become part of a verifiable track record.
◆The fund
One of the few places where students run the entire investment process — research to review — themselves.
The DePaul Investment Fund is built and run by students, for students. Each member manages their own portfolio on our platform, trading stocks, options, and futures against live market data with simulated capital — real markets, real prices, real discipline, zero financial risk.
Our mission is to make investing accessible to more students — providing hands-on experience, a complete 26-module curriculum, and the skills needed to excel in trading and investment management. The result isn't just education: it's a verifiable track record each member builds for themselves.
What we stand for
Collaboration
Research is shared, reviewed, and improved together. The fund is a portfolio of many minds, not one ego.
Excellence
We hold student work to a professional standard — careful analysis, disciplined risk, and results that withstand scrutiny.
Integrity
We compete on genuine insight, report results honestly — including the losses — and never cut corners.