Campus Quantitative Researcher, UG/MS (Intern)

Jump Trading Group is a financial technology and quantitative trading company focused on research-driven innovation in global financial markets. The Campus Quantitative Researcher internship is an intensive 10-week program involving quantitative research, machine learning, programming, signal generation, and development of predictive models and automated trading strategies, with mentorship from experienced trading professionals.

What you'll do:

• The quant research internship is an intensive 10-week program focused on enhancing your quantitative and programming skills, as well as helping you experience what it’s like to be a full-time quant researcher at Jump
• At Jump, our people contribute to trading teams in the following roles, or a blend of all three: quant researcher, quant trader, and quant developer
• During our internship you will get training in all of these areas, with a focus on our research process for signal generation, machine learning, trading / market mechanics, C++, Python, and statistics
• You will work with fellow interns to develop your own predictive models and automated trading strategies for live trading
• Then you will have the opportunity to work with our trading teams on meaningful projects with real impact while receiving daily 1:1 mentorship from experienced quant researchers, traders, and developers
• Other duties as assigned or needed

What they're looking for:

• Outstanding skills in computer science, machine learning, statistics, and mathematics
• Programming experience
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets
• Reliable and predictable availability required
• Competitive spirit and uncommon drive to learn and improve
• Appetite for risk-taking

Benefits:

• We accept students eligible for CPT/OPT and we sponsor work visas for full-time positions.
• A 10-week program focused on enhancing quantitative and programming skills.
• Training in quant research, quant trading, and quant development, with a focus on signal generation, machine learning, trading and market mechanics, C++, Python, and statistics.
• Daily 1:1 mentorship from experienced quant researchers, traders, and developers.
• International students are encouraged to apply; students eligible for CPT/OPT are accepted.
• Work visa sponsorship for full-time positions.