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Floor Trader

A graduate trading programme that splits time between the Cboe floor and the firm's desk. You learn markets while building tools and analysis for traders.

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.

Learn products and market dynamics on the Cboe floor and the desk
Analyse order flow, activity and broker behaviour for patterns
Build and improve tools for trading analysis and visualisation
Monitor markets and report relevant information to the team

What they ask for

Required

Bachelor's in economics, finance, maths, statistics, computer science or similar, graduating Dec 2026 to Jun 2027
Interest in financial markets
Decision-making under pressure
Communication with traders and brokers
Willingness to take feedback

Preferred

Python
Prior trading experience

Education: Bachelor's in economics, finance, maths, statistics, computer science or related
Experience: New graduates; prior trading experience not required
Languages and tools: Python

How to prepare

Learn options basics and how floor and electronic trading differ
Practise mental maths and probability
Follow a market daily and write down trade ideas
Build a small Python tool that visualises market activity

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 DRW and doesn’t handle applications.