Career Kickstarter: Quant Research Immersion

Centro Escolar University; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily breakfast

Lunch provided

Coffee and more

Job summary

Optiver invites final-year university students to join Career Kickstarter: Research, a five-day immersive program designed to accelerate a journey from university to a full-time research career. You will experience the fast-paced world of quantitative trading, master options theory, and develop practical industry skills with mentorship from our education team.

Led by Optiver’s world-class educators, you’ll explore market making, data-driven strategies, and hands-on algorithm development.

Qualifications

• Final year students graduating 2027 or earlier.
• Strong interest in quantitative problems and analytics.
• Willingness to learn and work in a fast-paced trading environment.

Responsibilities

• Learn market making and trading strategies through hands-on and classroom learning.
• Participate in interactive lectures, simulations, and mentorship sessions.
• Develop practical industry skills and an understanding of options theory through real data.

Skills

Programming experience

Quantitative mindset

Analytical thinking

Education

Final year student

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Optiver invites final-year university students to join Career Kickstarter: Research, a five-day immersive program designed to accelerate a journey from university to a full-time research career. You will experience the fast-paced world of quantitative trading, master options theory, and develop practical industry skills with mentorship from our education team.

Led by Optiver’s world-class educators, you’ll explore market making, data-driven strategies, and hands-on algorithm development.