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Trading Intern

A six-week paid internship on the APAC trading floor with classes, simulations and quantitative project work. It is for students in Europe or APAC and needs no finance background.

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.

Join courses and trading simulations
Design a strategy project using quantitative modelling
Solve real trading problems with traders and researchers
Learn the firm's market-making business

What they ask for

Required

Graduating between August 2027 and December 2028
Scientific programming (Python, MATLAB, R)
Mental arithmetic
Logical reasoning under pressure
Spotting opportunities

Education: Degree in finance, STEM, statistics, economics or related, graduating Aug 2027 to Dec 2028
Experience: No finance background required
Languages and tools: Python
MATLAB
R

How to prepare

Practise mental maths and probability puzzles
Build a small strategy backtest in Python
Learn core market-making and arbitrage ideas
Prepare examples of quantitative projects you have done

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 Flow Traders and doesn’t handle applications.