Equities Quantitative Trading Analyst — Internship

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Quantitative Trading Analyst intern for the Global Equities desk on Canada's largest trading floor in Toronto. You will apply advanced quantitative methods to design and test trading models, analyze market data, and help optimize strategies across Electronic Market Making and Algo Trading teams.

Your work will involve Python and SQL‑based analysis, statistical modeling, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to drive trading performance while learning from industry

Qualifications

• Post‑secondary education in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or Computer Science
• Strong math and statistics background
• Experience in statistics modeling and programming with Python/SQL

Responsibilities

• Research, create, and implement quantitative trading strategies using optimization and machine‑learning techniques
• Analyze market data and expand existing algorithms that trade millions of shares
• Build and maintain analytical tools to support research and trading activity
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive strategic initiatives and optimize trading performance
• Assist in booking, reporting and market analysis in futures, forwards, swaps, ETFs

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistics

Optimization

Bayesian statistics

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Quantitative field degree (Engineering/Mathematics/Statistics/Economics/CS)

Job description

RBC is seeking a Quantitative Trading Analyst intern for the Global Equities desk on Canada's largest trading floor in Toronto. You will apply advanced quantitative methods to design and test trading models, analyze market data, and help optimize strategies across Electronic Market Making and Algo Trading teams.

Your work will involve Python and SQL‑based analysis, statistical modeling, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to drive trading performance while learning from industry