Quantitative Trading Intern: Real Markets, Real Projects

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 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.