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Quantitative Research Internship - 6 Months, Central Execution Research

Tower Research Capital
🇬🇧LondonStudentInternPosted August 12, 2026

About the Role

As an intern on the Central Execution Desk, you will work on cutting-edge execution research, modeling, and execution performance evaluation. Your responsibilities will include exploring execution and trading ideas by analyzing market microstructure, building tools and simulations to support trading decisions, contributing to research libraries and production workflows, and designing and evaluating models through causal analysis. You will work with large, noisy datasets and build robust data-processing and model-calibration pipelines.

Requirements

  • A current student from a top-tier university pursuing a PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Physics, Operations Research, Economics, or an equivalent quantitative discipline
  • A strong grounding in mathematics, statistics, optimization, and machine learning
  • In depth data-mining and analysis skills
  • Strong programming skills in one or more of Python, C++ and Rust
  • An interest in market microstructure, optimal execution, causal inference, and quantitative trading
  • Familiarity with large financial, tick, or order-book datasets, market microstructure, transaction cost analysis, market impact, simulation, or optimal execution is a plus but not required
  • Internship can start on a timeline convenient to you, preferably within 6 months preferred

What You'll Get

  • Generous paid time off policies
  • Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
  • Hybrid working opportunities
  • Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
  • In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more)
  • Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)
  • Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving
  • Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year
  • Workshops and continuous learning opportunities