Quantitative Research Intern — Build Trading Models & ML

AXQ Capital, LP.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 103,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

AXQ Capital, a global quantitative investment firm with offices in New York, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, offers a Summer 2027 Quantitative Research Internship in New York. You will work with senior researchers and portfolio managers on research intended to trade, with strong performers receiving full-time offers.

This 12-week internship is based in our New York office, targeting candidates graduating in 2027 or 2028.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate student in a quantitative field with strong foundations in probability and statistics.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis and research is required.
• Ability to learn quickly and work well in a team under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine quantitative trading strategies under guidance from senior researchers and portfolio managers.
• Apply probability, statistics, and machine learning to uncover patterns and signals in market data.
• Leverage AI workflows to accelerate research from hypothesis to backtesting and analysis.
• Transform raw datasets into research-ready inputs for alpha discovery.
• Explore portfolio construction and optimization techniques for robust risk-managed results.

Skills

Python

Statistics

Time-series analysis

Machine Learning

Communication

Education

Quantitative field student

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Job description

AXQ Capital, a global quantitative investment firm with offices in New York, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, offers a Summer 2027 Quantitative Research Internship in New York. You will work with senior researchers and portfolio managers on research intended to trade, with strong performers receiving full-time offers.

This 12-week internship is based in our New York office, targeting candidates graduating in 2027 or 2028.