Quantitative Trading Intern

Wall Street Quants is a proprietary trading firm based in Miami seeking a highly motivated Quantitative Trading Intern. The role involves applying analytical thinking and market intuition to pricing, execution, and risk decisions as part of the firm's quantitative trading team.

What you'll do:

• Analyze trading scenarios, pricing behavior, and risk tradeoffs
• Build small research tools for market and strategy review
• Practice clear reasoning under uncertainty
• Monitor and analyze real-time market data to identify trading opportunities
• Support the development, testing, and refinement of quantitative trading strategies
• Make fast, data-informed trading decisions while managing risk
• Conduct statistical analysis on historical and live market data
• Evaluate market microstructure, liquidity, volatility, and other drivers of price movement
• Participate in trading simulations, training programs, and strategy review sessions
• Communicate trade ideas, risks, and performance insights clearly to the team
• Continuously improve decision-making through feedback, research, and post-trade analysis

What they're looking for:

• Current student from any degree discipline with strong numerical and analytical reasoning
• Comfort with probability, mental math, coding, or strategy games
• Interest in learning trading and market making; no prior quant or finance experience is required
• Currently enrolled in any degree discipline and interested in building practical analytical skills
• Evidence of curiosity and problem-solving through coursework, employment, projects, competitions, hobbies, or self-study
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Interest in financial markets, trading, probability, strategy games, or competitive problem-solving
• Ability to make decisions quickly and remain calm under pressure
• Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and a disciplined approach to risk
• Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to continuous improvement
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Programming experience in Python or a similar language is preferred

Benefits:

• Comprehensive training in trading, market structure, risk management, and quantitative strategy development.
• Mentorship from experienced quantitative traders, researchers, engineers, and technologists.
• Exposure to live markets, real financial datasets, and the full path from idea to implementation.
• A collaborative, high-performance environment that values curiosity, discipline, and continuous learning.
• Opportunities for rapid growth based on performance, ownership, and measurable impact.
• Competitive compensation and a benefits package aligned with the employer and location.