Summer Options Trader Intern — Chicago

Mavensecuritiesholdingltd; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily breakfast items in the office

Lunch allowance during the program

Snacks and drinks throughout the day

Wellbeing support

Gym access

ClassPass

AI-centric training

Job summary

Maven Securities is a leading proprietary trading firm that leverages sophisticated technology and quantitative analysis to trade in global financial markets. We specialize in options and derivatives market making, where your skills can be directly applied to have a real impact.

Join a structured 9-week training internship in our Chicago office, designed to give you a practical introduction to options market making.

Qualifications

• Penultimate year undergraduate or master's student
• Strong numeracy skills and a solid understanding of probability and statistics
• Genuine interest in financial markets and curiosity to learn
• Willingness to adopt and utilise emerging AI technologies

Responsibilities

• Learn the foundations of options market making
• Build your understanding of pricing, probability and risk
• Apply your learning through trading simulation, mock trading and classroom-based training sessions
• Gain exposure to the tools, systems and desk environments used by our Traders

Skills

Numeracy

Probability & statistics

Interest in financial markets

AI adoption

Education

Penultimate year undergraduate or master's student

Job description

Maven Securities is a leading proprietary trading firm that leverages sophisticated technology and quantitative analysis to trade in global financial markets. We specialize in options and derivatives market making, where your skills can be directly applied to have a real impact.

Join a structured 9-week training internship in our Chicago office, designed to give you a practical introduction to options market making.