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Quantitative Trading Internship

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As our Quantitative Trading Intern, you’ll spend your summer tackling complex, quantitative problems at one of the world’s leading tech-driven trading firms. Under the guidance and mentorship of industry experts, you’ll apply your strong reasoning skills to design, develop and enhance our innovative trading strategies, fully immersing in the world of market making. From derivative theory training to hands-on trading experience, you’ll have deepened your understanding of the quantitative trading industry by the end of the 8-week internship. Plus, if you’ve excelled over the summer, you’ll receive an offer to return as a Graduate Quantitative Trader.

Job Responsibility:

  • Complete curated series of lectures and coursework on trading fundamentals
  • Apply knowledge in a simulated trading environment, trading options using live market data
  • Analyse real historical data to develop your own algorithmic trading strategy and backtest to see how it performed
  • Learn directly from our team of full-time educators and current traders, gaining exposure to our various trading desks and experience the financial markets first-hand
  • Test your potential and accelerate your growth in a fascinating and high-performing environment

Requirements:

  • Penultimate university student
  • Australian or New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or able to provide evidence of full working rights
  • Lateral thinker with a passion for quantitative problems and working in collaborative, dynamic environments
  • Holds superior logical reasoning skills
  • Experienced in programming or scripting in Python a plus

Nice to have:

Experienced in programming or scripting in Python

What we offer:
  • Highly competitive remuneration package
  • Optiver-covered flights and accommodation for the duration of the internship
  • The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals
  • Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
  • Gym membership, plus weekly in-house chair massages
  • Daily breakfast, lunch and in-house barista
  • Regular social events

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 16, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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