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Quantitative Research Intern (BS/MS) – Summer 2027

A 10-week summer internship for bachelor's and master's students, with mentored research projects and teaching in options theory and market making. Strong interns may be offered a graduate quant researcher role.

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.

Work with a mentor on a real research project
Build analysis tools that could reach production
Learn options theory in classroom sessions
Study market making and trade analysis

What they ask for

Required

Graduating between September 2027 and July 2028
Studying for a bachelor's or master's in a quantitative field
Strong numerical and analytical thinking
Interest in research and complex problems
Programming experience in Python, C or C++ is highly desired

Education: Bachelor's or master's in maths, engineering, statistics, physics, CS or similar
Experience: Students; no experience required
Languages and tools: Python
C
C++
Markets: options

How to prepare

Learn the basics of options and the Greeks
Solve probability and market-making brainteasers
Complete a small data analysis project in Python and write it up
Review algorithm complexity and data structures

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 IMC Trading and doesn’t handle applications.