Quantitative Research Intern — Real-World Finance & Mentorship

Schonfeld; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 201,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real project experience

Mentorship from senior researchers

Path to full-time role

Job summary

Schonfeld is seeking a Quantitative Research Intern to explore data science, financial markets and systematic trading. You will work on real-world problems that drive live investment strategies, with onboarding, a meaningful project, and direct mentorship from senior researchers and portfolio managers.

The internship lasts 3-6 months, including the summer, and offers hands-on experience, exposure to research platforms and backtesting tools, and the chance to present findings to traders and

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Master's or PhD in a quantitative field.
• Strong coding skills and database usage.
• Solid grounding in probability, statistics and time-series analysis.
• Curious, skeptical of your own results, and a clear communicator.

Responsibilities

• Tackle real research challenges and develop predictive signals from alternative data.
• Contribute to the research platform, data pipelines, validation and backtest tools.
• Collaborate with traders, researchers and developers to present findings.

Skills

Coding skills

Database usage

Probability & statistics

Time-series analysis

Clear communicator

Education

Master's or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Job description

Schonfeld is seeking a Quantitative Research Intern to explore data science, financial markets and systematic trading. You will work on real-world problems that drive live investment strategies, with onboarding, a meaningful project, and direct mentorship from senior researchers and portfolio managers.

The internship lasts 3-6 months, including the summer, and offers hands-on experience, exposure to research platforms and backtesting tools, and the chance to present findings to traders and