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Campus Quantitative Researcher (Intern)

A 10-week quant research internship at Jump with training and team rotations. You build models and strategies, then work with several trading teams.

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.

Train in ML, market mechanics, C++ and statistics
Build predictive models and live strategies with fellow interns
Rotate through trading teams on mentored projects
Learn the signal-generation research process

What they ask for

Required

Strong programming and/or quantitative analysis
Statistics, mathematics or machine learning
Drive to learn quickly
Reliable availability

Education: Strong undergraduate or graduate programme in a technical field
Experience: Students; no finance knowledge needed
Languages and tools: Python
C++

How to prepare

Build a small signal research pipeline in Python with honest out-of-sample tests
Learn C++ basics and write a short performance-sensitive program
Revise statistics, regression and probability
Read about market mechanics and order books

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 Jump Trading and doesn’t handle applications.