Where Rotterdam's most ambitious finance students actually get their hands dirty. Run real committee projects, meet the people who do the hiring, and trade a live portfolio before you ever set foot on a desk.
ESF started with a handful of students who were tired of theory and wanted the real thing. Today it runs research committees, packs rooms on industry nights, and hands every member a portfolio to prove themselves on.
Home base is Erasmus University Rotterdam, one of the sharpest finance schools in Europe. We're a young society, built for students who want that calibre of finance experience while they study, not years after.
Join the SocietyEach one owns its corner of finance. Pick the one that fits you, apply during recruitment, and get stuck into projects that run all year.
Nine board members keep the whole thing running, from partnerships and treasury to education, marketing, events and engineering. These are the people who make it happen this year.
Meet the BoardEvery member receives $100,000 in virtual capital on joining. Choose from ten companies across sectors, buy and sell shares, and follow your portfolio over time.
Virtual capital, no real money involved. Build your portfolio from scratch.
Ten companies across finance, tech, energy and more, price charts included.
Full trade history, profit and loss, and a live portfolio breakdown.
Five investment desks and a separate consulting practice, each running live work all year.
Committee projects, industry nights, a live simulator. The stuff that actually earns you a second interview.
No interview, no fee. Create an account and you have full access straight away. Committee applications open separately during recruitment rounds.
Sign up with your university email and you are in. No approval, no waiting around.
Open the simulator, browse committees and follow upcoming events from your dashboard.
Submit your application during recruitment. The board reviews and responds within a week.
Any student at Erasmus University Rotterdam. You really don't need to study finance either. Plenty of members come from economics, econometrics, business and well beyond.
No. Creating an account is free and gives you immediate access to the platform, events and the simulator. There is no interview and no waiting list.
During recruitment rounds you submit a short motivation through your dashboard for the committee you want to join. The board reviews every application and responds within a week.
Not a cent of it. Every member trades with $100,000 of virtual capital. The prices track real companies, so the instincts you build are real even though the money never is.
You can apply to multiple committees, but most members commit to one so they can contribute properly. Committee work runs throughout the academic year.
Create an account and you have full access straight away. No interview, no waiting list.