Campus Quantitative Trader (Intern)

About Jump Trading Group

Jump Trading Group is committed to world-class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to push scientific boundaries and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets. Our culture values constant innovation, fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent through incentives for collaboration and mutual respect.

At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk-adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

Team Overview

Our trading teams include traders, quantitative researchers, and engineers who collaborate to analyze global markets. They focus on understanding the complexities of traded products and exchanges, leveraging strong statistical analysis and data mining skills to produce forecasts and build profitable predictive trading models.

Internship Details

The quant trading internship is an intensive 10-week program designed to strengthen your trading aptitude and understanding of financial markets. You’ll also gain insight into what it’s like to be a full-time quant trader at Jump.

Interns contribute to trading teams in roles spanning quant trader, quant researcher, and quant developer. During the internship, you will receive training across these areas, with a focus on trading and financial markets. Topics include trading strategies and intuition, market mechanics, statistics, and the research process for signal generation.

You will work with trading teams on meaningful projects with real impact, while receiving daily 1:1 mentorship from experienced quant traders, researchers, and developers. You will also participate in mock trading sessions, poker training, and other modules aimed at improving probabilistic thinking, risk-taking, and trader mindset.

Additional Information

• Candidates should be interested in working in Singapore for their full-time role after graduation.
• Timing of application consideration and interviews will vary to accommodate university timelines.
• Reliable and predictable availability required.

Who Should Apply?

We are seeking the sharpest analytical minds from top undergraduate and graduate programs. Ideal candidates will have:

• Outstanding skills in probabilistic thinking and mathematical reasoning
• A competitive spirit and an uncommon drive to learn and improve
• Programming experience
• An appetite for risk-taking
• A demonstrated interest in financial markets

Other Duties

Other duties as assigned or needed.