Free pilot · this term
Run the six-week quant lab with your club, free.
One 45–60 minute meeting a week. Students code real market models in the browser and finish with a capstone they can show. You get a weekly plan, ready-to-send messages, and a scorecard of who's active and who needs help.
Setup takes a few minutes. Want to look around first? See the demo.
How it works
Set up in minutes
Create your class, pick your first meeting date and any break weeks, and share one invite link.
Meet once a week
Students work through short steps and real code; you run a 45–60 minute session with the week's plan.
See it working
Your scorecard shows who started, who's active each week and who needs a nudge. Week 6 ends in capstones.
What your students build
Week 1
Markets and risk
Price a share, read a bid-ask spread, and measure why two stocks are safer than one.
Week 2
Options and payoffs
Sketch call and put payoffs and spot a mispriced option with put-call parity.
Week 3
Pricing
Implement Black-Scholes in Python until it matches the reference price.
Week 4
Risk sensitivities
Compute the Greeks and explain one to the group with a real-world analogy.
Week 5
Research discipline
Backtest a strategy and find where look-ahead or survivorship bias could fool you.
Week 6
Portfolio capstone
Submit and present a capstone: a question, code that answers it, and an honest result.
The deal
You bring
- A weekly meeting time, in person or online
- Your students (10–25 is ideal)
- School approval, if your school requires it
- A 15-minute conversation at the end about what worked
StrikeLab brings
- The platform, free for every student
- A plan for each week, so no finance or coding background is needed
- A scorecard and CSV of your club's progress
- Direct help from the founder: a kickoff call and quick weekly check-ins
After the pilot:keep going for $199/year per club or $499/year per school instructor, or stop. That's a conversation for later, not a condition of the pilot.
Questions leaders ask
Do I need a finance or coding background?
No. The platform teaches; you run the meeting. Each week comes with a goal, discussion prompts, common sticking points and a message you can send your students.
What devices do students need?
Any laptop or Chromebook with a modern browser. Python runs in the browser, so there's nothing to install. Phones work for the short lessons; the coding exercises are easier on a laptop.
My school needs to approve outside tools. What do you collect?
Only what's needed to run the program: an email, a display name, and progress in the lessons you assign. Nothing is public, there are no ads, and students can delete their account at any time. We'll help with your district's data agreement.
How many students?
10 to 25 is the sweet spot for a club. Smaller works too.
What does it cost after the pilot?
$199/year for a club or $499/year for a school instructor, if you want to continue. Nothing bills automatically, and students never pay.
What if our schedule has a break in the middle?
Mark break weeks when you set it up (Thanksgiving, exams, spring break). Nothing is due on a break, and due dates shift for you.