Real investing experience, fifty floors above Canary Wharf.

SOMIC, the School of Management Investment Club, is a student-run club for UCL students at One Canada Square. Members research companies, pitch ideas, run a portfolio and build the practical skills that help them go further in their careers.

No finance experience needed. See what we do

Level 50, One Canada SquareFortnightly investment meetingsFortnightly workshopsTermly speaker eventsOpen to every degree

The UCL School of Management on Level 50 of One Canada Square — Level 50, One Canada Square

Hands-on from your first session.

SOMIC is built around doing, not listening. Every week of term there's something to take part in, whether or not you've studied finance before.

Pitch stocks

Research a company and present your case to the club in ten minutes, with questions after.

Run a portfolio

Members vote to buy, sell or hold. Decisions go into a simulated portfolio tracked against a benchmark.

Learn the skills

Fortnightly workshops on financial statements, valuation, modelling and interview preparation.

Meet the industry

Termly talks from professionals and alumni at the firms around One Canada Square.

An investment meeting, minute by minute.

Every other week, the club spends an hour on real decisions. Widths are to scale.

10 min

Market brief

What moved markets this fortnight.

10 min

Portfolio

Holdings against the benchmark.

30 min

Two stock pitches

Two members present for ten minutes each, then take questions from the room.

10 min

Vote

Buy, sell or hold.

Workshops in the alternate weeks

Practical sessions that start from first principles, so beginners can keep up and pitch by the end of term.

How markets workReading financial statementsRatios and comparablesDCF valuation in ExcelBuilding a stock pitchSector analysisCVs for financeTechnical interview prep

Term 2 at a glance.

January to March 2027, our first full term. Dates and rooms go out by email when you sign up.

Week 1WorkshopHow markets work

Week 2MeetingFirst pitches of term

Week 3WorkshopFinancial statements

Week 4MeetingPitches and vote

Week 5WorkshopDCF in Excel

Week 6Reading weekNo sessions

Week 7WorkshopBuilding a pitch

Week 8Meeting+ Speaker event

Week 9WorkshopSectors and interviews

Week 10Meeting+ Pitch competition and social

WorkshopInvestment meeting

Industry teams open as we grow.

Each team has a Team Lead and four to eight analysts who research their sector and bring pitches to meetings.

TodayFounding term

One generalist group

30members

Financials
Tech, Media & Telecoms

50members

Healthcare
Consumer & Retail

75members

Energy, Industrials
& Materials

100members

Macro & Markets

Until thenEvery member pitches any sector in one group led by the Head of Investments.

Team LeadsChosen by short application, so the roles are open to members beyond the committee.

Active membersCounted as paid members who come to at least one event a month.

The 2026–27 founding committee.

Seven students who set SOMIC up in November 2026. Four roles are still open.

Ethan BoylanPresidentLinkedIn

José ReyesVice-PresidentLinkedIn

Aidan FrazierTreasurerLinkedIn

Nikhita BhamraWelfare OfficerLinkedIn

Mark StoneHead of OperationsLinkedIn

Victor MoldoveanuHead of OutreachLinkedIn

Sebastian SparshottHead of InvestmentsLinkedIn

We're recruiting

Head of Publication
Head of Marketing & Media
Head of Education & Careers
Social Secretary

Apply below

Canary Wharf, London E14

Bring an idea. Leave with a pitch.

Membership is open to all UCL students. The same form works for committee applications and for professionals who'd like to speak at an event.

Sign upWe'll add you to the mailing list and newsletter.

Come alongJoin the next workshop or meeting at One Canada Square.

PitchBring your first idea when you're ready. We'll help you build it.

Or emailcontact@somicclub.co.uk