Quantitative Trading Intern: Build Algorithms & Trade Live

Iaas Lc; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 27,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Optiver is offering a Quantitative Trading Internship in Sydney, Australia. You will learn from ex-traders and engineers, completing lectures on options pricing, financial markets, and trading strategies, while applying your knowledge in a simulated trading environment with live data.

You will design and test your own algorithmic trading ideas, gaining direct exposure to pricing, liquidity, and market dynamics.

Qualifications

• Penultimate university student; Australian/New Zealand citizen or working rights.
• Strong quantitative and logical reasoning skills.
• Experience in programming or scripting in Python is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Attend lectures and coursework on trading fundamentals.
• Engage in simulated trading using live market data.
• Develop and backtest algorithmic trading strategies.

Skills

Python

Quantitative reasoning

Problem solving

Education

Enrolled university student

Tools

Python

Job description

Optiver is offering a Quantitative Trading Internship in Sydney, Australia. You will learn from ex-traders and engineers, completing lectures on options pricing, financial markets, and trading strategies, while applying your knowledge in a simulated trading environment with live data.

You will design and test your own algorithmic trading ideas, gaining direct exposure to pricing, liquidity, and market dynamics.