Career Catalyst: Research & Trading Immersion

Cognitioworld; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily meals and snacks

Mentorship from education team

Job summary

Optiver in Sydney invites final-year students to join Career Kickstarter: Research, a five-day immersive program designed to accelerate the journey from university to a full-time research career in quantitative trading. Led by Optiver’s education team, you’ll gain a deep understanding of market making and trading strategies through a blend of hands-on and classroom learning.

Eligible students with Australian working rights may receive an offer for our 2028 Graduate Program.

Qualifications

• Final year students graduating in 2027 or earlier.
• Australian working rights required.
• Studying a quantitative or technically focused degree such as Maths, Statistics, Physics, Electrical/Mechatronic/Software Engineering, Computer Science, Econometrics.

Responsibilities

• Gain deep understanding of market making and trading strategies through hands-on and classroom learning.
• Engage in interactive lectures and trading simulations with mentorship from education team.
• Build and test your own trading algorithm and analyze real-world data.

Skills

Programming experience in any language

Education

Final year student (graduating 2027 or earlier)

Quantitative or technical degree background

Job description

Optiver in Sydney invites final-year students to join Career Kickstarter: Research, a five-day immersive program designed to accelerate the journey from university to a full-time research career in quantitative trading. Led by Optiver’s education team, you’ll gain a deep understanding of market making and trading strategies through a blend of hands-on and classroom learning.

Eligible students with Australian working rights may receive an offer for our 2028 Graduate Program.