Trade Support Intern

DRW; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Mentorship

Housing near office

Team activities

Job summary

DRW offers a Trade Support Intern position in Chicago. You will refactor and improve scripts, supporting trade capture across futures, options, equities, and index products, while providing operational and technical support to FICC desks.

With mentorship and housing near the office, you will undertake meaningful projects and gain exposure to reporting and data analysis. Applicants must be US-based, pursuing a CS degree with an expected graduation between 2027 and 2028, and have GitHub experience.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s in Computer Science with an expected graduation between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Experience with version control systems (GitHub).
• Demonstrated experience with development work or similar technical projects.
• Work authorization in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Refactor and improve existing scripts within the trade support team.
• Support trade capture across futures, futures options, equities, equity options, and index options.
• Provide operational and technical support to the firm’s FICC trading desks.
• Assist with tool functionality and testing to support front-end operations.
• Contribute to reporting and data analysis.

Skills

GitHub

Software development

Education

Bachelor's in CS

Master's in CS

Tools

Version control (Git)

Job description

Trade Support Intern

Our formula for success is to hire exceptional people, encourage their ideas and reward their results.

Responsibilities

• Work on refactoring and improving existing scripts within the trade support team.
• Support trade capture across the full range of desk products, including futures, futures options, equities, equity options, and index options.
• Provide operational and technical support to the firm’s FICC trading desks.
• Assist with tool functionality and testing to support front‑end operations.
• Contribute to reporting and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Are pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s in Computer Science and have an expected graduation date between December 202 7 and June 202 8
• Experience with version control systems (GitHub)
• Demonstrated experience with development work or similar technical projects
• Work authorization in the United States without the need for sponsorship

Internship Experience and Benefits

• Meaningful projects: You’ll receive a challenging project to complete during your time here. Each project, advised by a member of your team, promotes a comprehensive learning experience and provides you with meaningful work experience.
• Community: Throughout the summer, we host a variety of educational, social and team‑building activities to foster friendship and camaraderie.
• Housing: DRW provides fully furnished apartments located close to the office – making your morning commute as easy as possible.
• Mentorship: You’ll build a professional relationship with an experienced mentor in your field. Mentors and mentees meet to discuss goals, challenges and professional development and explore the city together at our mentor outings.
• Education: As technology continues to drive the trading industry forward, you will complete an options course framed from a developer’s standpoint to help you visualize how your technology solutions will be used in real time.

Company Overview

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non‑traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters– it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

The annual base salary for this position is $110,000.

EEO Statement

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