Quantitative Trading Intern — Summer 2027 (Chicago)

Geneva Trading; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship & Learning

Career path to full-time

Job summary

Geneva Trading is seeking highly motivated students for the Summer 2027 Quantitative Trading Internship in Chicago. Over 10 weeks you will engage in hands-on projects, work with traders and technologists, and gain exposure to kdb+/q, market microstructure, and strategy development.

Mentorship and feedback from senior staff will guide your learning. This program is designed as a direct pipeline to full-time Quant Trading roles after graduation, with opportunities to demonstrate impact and grow

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of statistics, probability, and optimization techniques.
• Exposure to data analysis tools (e.g., R, MATLAB, Pandas, NumPy).
• Curiosity about financial markets, algorithmic trading, and market microstructure.

Responsibilities

• Participate in an immersive training program focused on kdb+/q, market microstructure, and trading strategy development.
• Analyze and model trading opportunities using real-world data.
• Build and enhance tools that drive trading decisions and risk management.
• Collaborate with traders and technologists to solve complex, high-impact problems.
• Present your work to senior leaders and receive actionable feedback.

Skills

Statistics

Probability

Optimization

R

MATLAB

Pandas

NumPy

kdb+/q

SQL

Trading competitions

Math contests

Competitive gaming

Machine learning

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD degrees

Tools

kdb+/q

SQL

Job description

Geneva Trading is seeking highly motivated students for the Summer 2027 Quantitative Trading Internship in Chicago. Over 10 weeks you will engage in hands-on projects, work with traders and technologists, and gain exposure to kdb+/q, market microstructure, and strategy development.

Mentorship and feedback from senior staff will guide your learning. This program is designed as a direct pipeline to full-time Quant Trading roles after graduation, with opportunities to demonstrate impact and grow