Quantitative Trading Intern
Virtu Financial is a global multi-asset market maker and liquidity provider, including digital assets.
New York, NY, USA
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
You will work alongside senior traders on hands-on projects involving market making and algorithmic trading. You will solve trading problems as they occur, contribute to projects across trading desks, and learn how trading technology interacts with financial markets.
Requirements
- Rising junior or expected readiness for full-time employment between December 2027 and June 2028
- Excellent academic background
- Quantitative problem-solving skills
- Mathematical aptitude
- Programming experience
- Python
- SQL
- Java
- C++
- Initiative
- Independent work
- Teamwork
Responsibilities
- Solve trading problems as they occur in the markets
- Work on projects with senior traders
- Contribute to algorithmic trading strategies
- Work on projects across foreign exchange fixed income options ETFs and energy
- Learn trading technology and its interaction with the market
Benefits
- Daily breakfast
- Lunch allowance
- Transport allowance
- Onsite gym
- Workout classes
- Massage sessions
- Social events
