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Quantitative Trading Analyst Intern

A ten-week summer internship working on a small team that blends trading, technology and research. Interns tackle project-based assignments on the trading desk and present results to senior leaders.

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.

Build research projects ranging from macro data analysis to ML on tick data
Track positions and calculate risk
Analyse theoretical option values
Present project results to senior leadership

What they ask for

Required

Studying maths, economics, physics, statistics, computer science or engineering
Strong quantitative problem solving under time pressure
Python programming
Interest in financial markets
Clear communication of ideas

Education: Bachelor's, master's or PhD student in a quantitative or engineering subject, graduating December 2027 to June 2028
Experience: Current students; no prior experience stated
Languages and tools: Python

How to prepare

Build a small position and risk tracker in Python
Learn the basics of option theoretical value and Greeks
Try a simple ML model on tick or intraday data
Practise presenting a research result in five minutes

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.