Quantitative Trading Intern: AI, Live Markets & Growth

Optiver; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 13,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flights & accommodation in city center

Extensive office perks & social events

Job summary

Optiver seeks a Quantitative Trading Intern in Amsterdam to experience how research, technology, and live trading converge on our trading floor. You will receive rigorous training from in-house educators and participate in a ten-week program designed to prepare you for a potential full-time trader role after graduation.

You will train on real Optiver technology with simulated capital, explore data analysis, market behavior, and hypothesis testing, and gain exposure to multiple desks within a

Qualifications

• Penultimate-year STEM student with strong quantitative and logical reasoning.
• Experience with Python is a plus.
• Ability to work full-time upon graduation in 2028 (permitted by internship).

Responsibilities

• Deep dive into trading fundamentals, market structure and strategy.
• Develop trading skills by trading on live markets using Optiver technology with simulated capital.
• Contribute to a research-led project on data analysis and market behavior.
• Learn how AI is used to solve real-world trading problems.
• Gain exposure to various trading and research desks and the financial markets.
• Push your limits and accelerate growth in a high-performing environment.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Logical reasoning

Python

Education

Penultimate-year STEM student

Job description

Optiver seeks a Quantitative Trading Intern in Amsterdam to experience how research, technology, and live trading converge on our trading floor. You will receive rigorous training from in-house educators and participate in a ten-week program designed to prepare you for a potential full-time trader role after graduation.

You will train on real Optiver technology with simulated capital, explore data analysis, market behavior, and hypothesis testing, and gain exposure to multiple desks within a