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Junior Trading Analyst

An entry-level analyst working alongside AQR's traders to study execution, market structure and liquidity. Spring 2027 graduates are explicitly welcome.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Analyse trading costs and liquidity across asset classes
Study how news, earnings and policy events affect prices and liquidity
Build analytical tools to improve execution decisions
Test hypotheses on large trading datasets and report findings to traders and researchers

What they ask for

Required

Interest in markets and market structure
Data-driven hypothesis testing
Communication
Attention to detail
Ability to multi-task

Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree.
Experience: 0–1 years in trading, execution or trading analytics; Spring 2027 graduates welcome
Markets: multi-asset

How to prepare

Learn the basics of transaction costs: spread, impact, slippage and delay
Follow how macro news moves different asset classes and write short post-event notes
Do a small analysis of intraday volume and spread patterns in Python
Understand equity, futures and FX market structure at a high level

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with AQR Capital Management and doesn’t handle applications.