2027 Internship - Quantitative Trading

Virtu Financial; Austin (NY); On-site; USD 227,500 - 263,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite Gym & workout classes

Onsite Barista

Weekly happy hours/social events

Breakfast & Lunch

Transportation

Job summary

Virtu Financial offers a Quant Trading Internship to learn the firm and financial markets through a curated training week, real trading problems and senior mentorship. You will work on hands-on projects across trading desks in FX, fixed income, options and more.

Ideal candidates are rising juniors with strong hard science backgrounds and excellent quantitative skills. Internship includes onsite perks and a pathway to full-time opportunities in 2027–2028.

Qualifications

• Rising juniors, or students expected to be ready for full time employment between December 2027 - June 2028
• Excellent academic background (hard sciences preferred - physics, chemistry, engineering or math, statistics)
• Outstanding quantitative problem‑solving skills and mathematical aptitude
• Some programming experience is required (Python, SQL, Java or C++ are a plus)
• A proactive, self-motivated person who can work independently and in a team

Responsibilities

• Help design, operate and improve high-performance algorithmic trading strategies used on global venues
• Collaborate with quants and software engineers to enhance trading technology
• Work on real problems from different trading desks including FX, Fixed Income, Options, ETFs and Energy
• Participate in a challenging curriculum including projects and mentorship during the internship

Skills

Programming

Python

SQL

Java

C++

Education

Hard sciences background

Tools

HackerRank

Git

Job description

Virtu is an industry-leading financial technology firm that operates both proprietary trading and client-facing businesses in the global financial marketplace. Our cutting edge, proprietary technology is core to everything we do. We trade in over 35 countries, across 235 financial exchanges and over 25% of retail order flow in the US. is serviced by Virtu.

Our team is a dedicated group of traders, quants and developers that are inspired by the unique and exciting challenges we solve every day. Our culture combines the creativity of a fast paced start up, with the stability of a disciplined financial services firm. We are a flat organization and encourage our people to innovate and lean on their teammates for support and collaboration. We have fun, work hard and strive to be virtuous in all we do.

Quant Trading Internship

Virtu's internship program offers students an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the firm and the world’s financial markets. We have built a thoughtful and challenging curriculum that introduces students to all aspects of Virtu's business through a company-curated global training week, real world trading problems to solve and engaging social events to get to know our team and culture.

• Location: Austin, Chicago, New York
• Dates: 10 week program, starting June 7th 2027 - August 13th, 2027 (with flexibility if needed)
• Training: Ongoing training throughout the summer and a training week held in New York or Austin
• Projects: Real problems to solve throughout the program. Interns will work from a list of projects and have several senior mentors throughout the program.
• Perks (varies by location): Onsite Gym & workout classes, Onsite Barista, weekly happy hours/social events, Breakfast & Lunch, Transportation

Our Quantitative Traders are responsible for the design, operation, and improvement of high‐performance algorithmic trading strategies deployed on electronic trading venues around the world. They work closely with our quants and software engineers to enhance and further develop the firm’s trading strategies. Quantitative Traders become experts in Virtu's trading technology and its interaction with the market.

As a Quantitative Trading Intern, you'll work alongside Virtu's senior traders on a variety of exciting and challenging projects that introduce you to all the intricacies of market making. We've designed the internship to be very hands-on; interns will spend most of their time solving trading problems as they occur in the markets and working from a menu of projects with the team. Projects can come from a variety of different trading desks such as Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income, Options, ETF's, Energy and more. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to kick start a career in the financial technology space.

Requirements

Virtu is looking for top performers. Whether you’re a coding whiz or a master of Shakespeare, we would like to meet you!

• Rising juniors, or students expected to be ready for full time employment between December 2027 - June 2028
• Excellent academic background (hard sciences preferred - physics, chemistry, engineering or math, statistics)
• Outstanding quantitative problem‐solving skills and mathematical aptitude
• Some programming experience is required (Python, SQL, Java or C++ are a plus)
• A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare
• Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team
• Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals

After applicants pass an initial resume screening, an online test will be emailed to you via HackerRank. Upon review, we will reach out to arrange next steps. We are looking forward to meeting you!

Salary Range: $5,000 - $5,800 weekly (salary range is exclusive of sign on bonuses, housing, meals, benefits or any other forms of compensation)

Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.