Campus Quantitative Researcher (Intern)
Jump TradingAbout the Role
Jump Trading is seeking exceptional undergraduate and graduate students to join a 10-week internship program combining roles as quant researcher, data scientist, trader, and software developer. You will participate in a comprehensive training program covering trading mechanics, programming, quantitative research, machine learning, statistics, Python, C++, and signal generation, followed by rotations with trading teams and research projects with mentorship from experienced quantitative researchers and traders.
Your responsibilities will include building predictive models using one of the world's largest supercomputers, devising automated trading strategies, and testing them against world-class competition in global financial markets. You will contribute to understanding market complexities and developing profitable predictive trading models through statistical analysis and data mining.
Requirements
- Seeking the sharpest analytical minds from top undergraduate and graduate programs
- Uncommon drive to learn and improve
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Strong skills in programming and/or quantitative analysis (statistics, data mining, mathematics, machine learning, etc.)
- No prior knowledge of finance or trading is necessary
- Reliable and predictable availability required
- Exceptional achievements in any technical discipline are valued; recent hires include students from fields such as Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Physics, Neuroscience, Materials Science, Operations Research, and more
- Candidates should be interested in working in Singapore for their full-time job after graduation