Quantitative Trading Intern
Virtu Financial is a global financial services firm and market maker providing liquidity, execution services, analytics, and trading technology across multiple asset classes.
About Virtu Financial, Inc.
Virtu Financial, Inc. leverages market-structure expertise and technology to provide liquidity and transparent trading solutions across equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrency, and commodities. Its offerings include market making, execution services, liquidity sourcing, multi-asset analytics, data products, compliance tools, and broker-neutral workflow technology.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
As a Quantitative Trading Intern at Virtu, you will work alongside senior traders on challenging projects involving market making and trading problems across desks such as Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income, Options, ETFs, and Energy. The program includes global training, ongoing summer training, senior mentorship, and social events.
Requirements
- Rising junior or student expected to be ready for full-time employment between December 2027 and June 2028
- Excellent academic background; hard sciences preferred, including physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, or statistics
- Outstanding quantitative problem-solving skills and mathematical aptitude
- Some programming experience required; Python, SQL, Java, or C++ are a plus
- Ability to identify issues and create solutions without rigid direction
- Highly motivated and tenacious, with the ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team
- Team player capable of working toward collective goals
Responsibilities
- Work alongside senior traders on challenging projects
- Solve trading problems as they occur in the markets
- Work on projects across Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income, Options, ETFs, and Energy trading desks
- Participate in company-curated global training and ongoing summer training
- Engage with senior mentors throughout the program
Benefits
- Onsite gym and workout classes
- Onsite barista
- Weekly happy hours and social events
- Breakfast and lunch
- Transportation
Hiring Process
Initial resume screening, followed by an online HackerRank test. After review, the company will reach out to arrange next steps.