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Trading Intern – Commodities (Summer 2027)

A summer internship on a large commodities trading division, rotating across desks that range from market making to fundamental trading. You would build trading tools and test ideas.

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.

Rotate across at least two desks to learn different trading styles
Build analytics dashboards used by traders
Backtest new trade ideas and present results
Support applications that assist daily trading

What they ask for

Required

Python and Excel
Interest in trading and model development
Studying maths, stats, economics, CS or engineering
Fast learning and communication
Onsite in New York five days a week

Education: Currently studying maths, statistics, economics, CS, engineering or similar, graduating by summer 2028
Experience: Students; strong interns may get full-time offers
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: commodities

How to prepare

Build a commodity futures curve and spread dashboard from public data
Backtest a simple seasonal or carry idea on energy or metals futures
Read an introduction to energy market fundamentals and storage
Practise presenting a trade idea in a few minutes

What to study

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