As a Quant Trading (QT) Intern, you will be challenged to learn and adapt in an exciting team environment and will play a substantial role in our day-to-day trading and quant-related activities. Your impact is immediate and meaningful. You will become a member of a team for the summer and play a vital role completing project work and/or identifying trading opportunities and communicating with software engineers, quants, traders, and risk managers throughout the trading day. As part of the Summer Associate cohort, you will learn and socialize alongside other QT Interns and Software Engineering (SE) Interns.
The 8-week internship program gives you insight into our culture and an inward look into what our business is all about. You will participate in three classroom learning experiences including: a week-long Basics of Options class, a multi-week class on the fundamentals of market making (Mock Trading), and a multi-week class that introduces elements of our quant framework (Quant Curriculum). You will also attend planned social activities and talks from various business leaders to propel your professional growth, and build your network with CTC employees and fellow interns. You will:
Work in an impactful role mirroring that of a full-time Quant Trading Associate (QTA)
Get hands-on experience with trading and exposure to our trading technology
Have weekly one-on-one meetings with your manager to ensure you are progressing and learning throughout the program
Receive mentorship from members of our trading and/or quant teams
Experience a culture with a strong emphasis on teamwork and collaboration built through various educational and social activities
What it takes for you to be successful
You have a competitive drive and are a highly motivated individual that only gets stronger as part of a collaborative team
You have a desire to work in tandem with traders, quants, developers, and other experts to further CTC’s goal of providing world class liquidity to financial markets
You love solving complex problems
You’re intellectually curious and like to challenge the status quo
