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Jump TradingChicago, ILInternship

Campus Quantitative Trader (Intern)

Join Jump Trading's 10-week Quantitative Trader Internship to develop trading skills, understand financial markets, and gain hands-on experience with mentorship from expert quant traders and researchers.

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Role Overview

  • 10-week intensive internship focused on trading aptitude and financial markets understanding.
  • Training covers trading strategies, market mechanics, statistics, and signal generation research.
  • Work on impactful projects with trading teams and receive daily 1:1 mentorship.
  • Participate in mock trading sessions, poker training, and modules to enhance probabilistic thinking and risk-taking.
  • Experience roles of quant trader, researcher, and developer with a focus on trading.
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Candidate Requirements

  • Strong probabilistic thinking and mathematical reasoning skills.
  • Competitive spirit with a strong drive to learn and improve.
  • Programming experience required.
  • Interest in financial markets essential.
  • Appetite for risk-taking.
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Additional Information

  • International students encouraged to apply; CPT/OPT eligible accepted.
  • Work visa sponsorship available for full-time positions.
  • Estimated base salary for full-time role is $300,000 per year.
  • Locations: Chicago, IL and New York City, NY.