2027 Internship - Quantitative Researcher (PhD)
Virtu Financial is a global multi-asset market maker and liquidity provider, including digital assets.
About Virtu Financial
Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VIRT) is a leading principal market maker and liquidity provider across asset classes, with a real and current crypto business (zerohash market-making partner 2026, spot digital-asset liquidity via Talos, AP/market maker for US crypto ETFs).
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Work with senior team members on market-making trading strategies, transform large trading datasets into usable models, discover patterns through quantitative analysis, develop trading ideas, and complete one or two research projects.
Requirements
- Advanced degree, preferably PhD, in science, mathematics, engineering, or another quantitative field
- Diverse and challenging quantitative coursework with a strong GPA
- Exceptional quantitative, mathematical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to solve technical and quantitative problems under pressure
- Ability to express ideas mathematically and algorithmically
- Strong programming skills, especially C/C++ and Python with Pandas
- Intellectual curiosity and self-motivation
- Interest in financial markets
Responsibilities
- Improve trading algorithms
- Transform large datasets into usable trading models
- Apply quantitative analysis to discover patterns
- Develop trading ideas
- Complete one or two research projects
- Apply data analysis tools to large trading datasets
Benefits
- Onsite gym
- Workout classes
- Onsite barista
- Weekly happy hours and social events
- Breakfast and lunch
- Transportation
Hiring Process
Initial resume screening, followed by an online programming test sent via HackerRank. After review, the team will reach out to arrange next steps.