JT
Programme
Internship
Location
Chicago, IL · New York City, NY
Duration
10 weeks
About the role
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.
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.
- Other duties as assigned.
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.
- Reliable and predictable availability.
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.