Campus Quantitative Trader (Intern)

Analytics Academy; Harrow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Jump Trading invites talented graduates to join our global teams as quant traders, researchers, and developers. You will receive training across trading and financial markets, plus mock trading sessions and probabilistic thinking exercises.

You will work alongside trading desks to devise strategies across global markets; other duties as assigned. We seek analytical minds with strong mathematical reasoning, programming ability, and a genuine interest in financial markets.

Qualifications

• Outstanding skills in probabilistic thinking and mathematical reasoning.
• Competitive spirit and uncommon drive to learn and improve.
• Programming experience.
• Appetite for risk-taking.
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets.

Responsibilities

• You will work alongside trading desks to devise trading strategies across global markets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Probabilistic thinking

Mathematical reasoning

Programming experience

Risk-taking

Interest in financial markets

Education

Undergraduate/Graduate degree in quantitative field

Job description

Jump Trading is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incentivising collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organisations and universities to solve problems.

About The Role

At Jump, our people contribute to trading teams in the following roles, or a blend of all three: quant trader, quant researcher, and quant developer. Quant Traders will get training in all of these areas, with a focus in trading and financial markets. You will also participate in mock trading sessions, poker training, and other modules designed to improve probabilistic thinking, risk-taking, and trader mindset.

You will then work alongside our trading teams to devise trading strategies across global markets.

Other duties as assigned or needed.

Who Should Apply?

We are seeking the sharpest analytical minds from top undergraduate and graduate programs.

Ideal Candidates Will Have

• Outstanding skills in probabilistic thinking and mathematical reasoning
• Competitive spirit and uncommon drive to learn and improve
• Programming experience
• Appetite for risk-taking
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets

Reliable and predictable availability required.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS are encouraged to apply.