How many quant internships are open in the US right now?
We follow 77 firms for quant and hedge fund internships across the US, and 61 of them list a US intern role today, 195 roles in all.
Since the 2026–27 season began on 1 June 2026, 62 of the firms have posted a US intern role, and 16 of those no longer list any. Every firm's row, with its dates, is in the table below.
Source: Jorb AI's record, checked 8 Nov 2026
When do quant internships open and start in the US?
Last season, half of the 5 US firms with an opening on record first posted between 28 July 2025 and 3 November 2025, with a quarter posting before that window and a quarter after it.
The internships themselves run the following summer. IMC's Quantitative Trader Intern for summer 2027 asks interns to be able to start on 7 June 2027. Hudson River Trading says its summer internships run from late May to mid-August.
Sources: Jorb AI's record · IMC careers, Quantitative Trader Intern - Summer 2027 · Hudson River Trading, Student Opportunities, checked 8 Nov 2026
How long is a quant internship in the US?
The US quant summer internships we checked last about 10 weeks, inside late May to mid-August.
IMC's Quantitative Trader Intern in Chicago is a 10-week trading internship of training and project work, and interns who meet its performance expectations can secure a full-time Graduate Trader position at the end. Akuna Capital's Quantitative Development & Strategy Intern is its 10-week Akunacademy internship program in Chicago. Hudson River Trading also runs shorter formats in New York, among them Inside HRT, a three-day program in the spring.
Sources: IMC careers, Quantitative Trader Intern - Summer 2027 · Akuna Capital careers, Quantitative Development & Strategy Intern, Summer 2027 · Hudson River Trading, Student Opportunities, checked 8 Nov 2026
Who can apply for a quant internship in the US?
The US firms we checked take students in a quantitative or technical degree who graduate by mid-2028, about a year after the summer 2027 internship.
IMC's Quantitative Trader Intern takes students graduating between September 2027 and July 2028 in a field such as mathematics, physics, computer science or economics, and says previous knowledge of financial markets is not required. Akuna Capital's Quantitative Development & Strategy Intern takes bachelor's, master's and PhD students in a technical field who graduate by August 2028, with a GPA of 3.5 or above. Hudson River Trading's Inside HRT is for first- and second-year students, and it runs a separate Algorithm Development PhD Internship.
Sources: IMC careers, Quantitative Trader Intern - Summer 2027 · Akuna Capital careers, Quantitative Development & Strategy Intern, Summer 2027 · Hudson River Trading, Student Opportunities, checked 8 Nov 2026