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Programme
Graduate
Location
London
About the role
Susquehanna’s full-time quantitative trading graduate programme combines classroom education with early placement on a trading desk. Graduates learn options and ETF trading, game theory, programming, and risk management through projects, simulations, and guidance from senior traders, while developing decision-making and problem-solving skills in a collaborative environment.
Programme and Responsibilities
- Join a quantitative trading desk within the first few months of the programme.
- Gain exposure to trading strategies and manage risk early in the programme.
- Complete hands-on projects, trading simulations, and learning activities with senior traders.
- Apply game theory to optimise outcomes, anticipate moves, and improve trading decisions.
Training
- Attend classes covering finance, options, mock trading, game theory, programming, and trading games.
- Participate in weekly poker classes, strategy board games, and proprietary trading games.
- Learn through classroom education, project work, simulations, and practical desk experience.
Candidate Profile
- Available to join the graduate programme in June 2027 as a soon-to-be or recent graduate.
- Enjoy solving puzzles and discovering solutions to complex problems.
- Communicate clearly, share ideas, express thoughts, and listen to colleagues’ views.
- Demonstrate ambition through sustained effort toward personal goals in academics, sport, arts, or another passion.
Working Environment and Benefits
- Work collaboratively with colleagues interested in mathematics, problem-solving, game theory, and technology.
- Experience a non-hierarchical, casual, and collaborative culture.
- Receive a highly competitive compensation package for graduates.
- Work from a central London office with onsite catering, a games room, and dedicated education space.