Equity Quant Trader Intern: From Research to Production

Citadel; Greenwich (CT); On-site; USD 204,750 - 263,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Housing stipend

Company-sponsored travel

On-site fitness and wellness amenities

Job summary

Citadel seeks a Quantitative Trader to optimize trading strategies and allocate capital across signals and strategies. You will work with researchers and engineers to translate research into production strategies that trade real capital, while minimizing costs and market impact.

You own portfolio-level risk as a first line of defense, making tactical adjustments as conditions change, and you push for higher risk-adjusted returns under time constraints.

Qualifications

• Degree from a top university in a quantitative field (stats, math, CS, or physics).
• Graduate research or competition experience is a strong plus.
• Strong problem-solving and optimization, with risk-understanding.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Turn research into production trading strategies.
• Manage portfolio-level risk and real-time exposures.
• Monitor strategy performance and iterate to improve PnL.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to optimize systems.

Skills

Game theory

Decision theory

Optimization

Risk management

Communication skills

Self-starter

Education

Quantitative degree (statistics/math/CS/physics)

Job description

Citadel seeks a Quantitative Trader to optimize trading strategies and allocate capital across signals and strategies. You will work with researchers and engineers to translate research into production strategies that trade real capital, while minimizing costs and market impact.

You own portfolio-level risk as a first line of defense, making tactical adjustments as conditions change, and you push for higher risk-adjusted returns under time constraints.