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Trading Internship for Women+ – Summer 2027

A summer trading internship at PEAK6 Capital Management, a proprietary options trading firm, designed to introduce women to trading. It includes option theory, volatility basics, live-style trading and a project.

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.

Learn advanced option theory and volatility trading basics
Trade in simulated and risk-taking exercises
Own a project from idea to presentation to senior leaders
Pitch trade ideas to traders during rotations
Take part in weekly poker sessions that teach trading ideas

What they ask for

Required

Junior standing (graduating December 2027 to June 2028)
Able to relocate to Chicago
Interest in trading and markets
Probabilistic decision-making and risk-taking
Problem-solving skills
Ability to pick up new technical skills such as Python
Communication skills

Education: Undergraduate junior graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
Experience: Students; no prior experience stated
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: options

How to prepare

Learn how options work: payoffs, Greeks and implied volatility
Practise probability and expected-value games, including poker
Do a first Python project analysing option or stock data
Build a short trade idea pitch with a clear risk plan
Follow market news and practise explaining how it moves prices

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 PEAK6 and doesn’t handle applications.