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Programme
Internship
Location
Hong Kong
About the role
Quantitative Research Intern at Susquehanna in Hong Kong, completing a U.S.-based Summer 2027 internship focused on modeling market behavior, developing trading alphas, backtesting strategies, and simulated execution. The program includes quantitative finance education, mentorship, collaboration across teams, and full-time placement in Hong Kong upon graduation; visa sponsorship is available.
Responsibilities
- Apply probability, statistics, and machine learning to predict market behavior and generate trading alphas.
- Create execution strategies for modeling ideas under simulated competition.
- Backtest ideas using historical market data and revise strategies based on evaluation results.
- Explore quantitative work across different areas of Susquehanna’s business.
- Collaborate with multiple teams and gain exposure to different business groups.
Program Experience
- Complete a comprehensive quantitative finance education program.
- Receive personalized mentorship from experienced professionals and quantitative finance specialists.
- Participate in a U.S.-based internship with full-time placement in Hong Kong upon graduation.
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
- Applications also receive consideration for the Quantitative Systematic Trading Internship program.
Requirements
- Be pursuing a PhD in a quantitative field and be in the penultimate or final year.
- Relevant fields include mathematics, physics, statistics, electrical engineering, computer science, operations research, or economics.
- Demonstrate strong analytical problem-solving and logical reasoning skills.
- Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Process and analyze large datasets using Python.
- Show strategic thinking, self-motivation, and the ability to learn quickly.