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Overview

A Miami-based proprietary trading firm is looking for an enthusiastic Quantitative Trading Intern to become part of their team. The role involves applying analytical skills and market insights to make informed pricing, execution, and risk management choices within the quantitative trading group.

This position is well-suited to students or recent graduates with an interest in financial markets, probability theory, game theory, technology, and rapid decision-making. Responsibilities include aspects of quantitative and algorithmic trading, market making, probability analysis, execution, and risk oversight. The intern collaborates closely with experienced traders, quantitative analysts, and engineers to gain hands-on experience in designing, testing, and deploying modern trading models and systems.

The work environment is small, technical, and highly cooperative, providing direct interaction with expert traders, quantitative researchers, engineers, access to high-quality market data, and advanced research tools.

This opportunity is strictly on-site, located in Miami, Florida.

Key Responsibilities

Examine trading situations, pricing patterns, and risk considerations.
Create simple research tools to analyze markets and strategies.
Develop sharp reasoning abilities under conditions of uncertainty.
Monitor live market data to discover trading opportunities.
Assist in developing, evaluating, and enhancing quantitative trading strategies.
Make swift, data-driven trading decisions while managing associated risks.
Perform statistical analysis on historical and live financial data.
Assess market microstructure factors including liquidity and volatility influencing price dynamics.
Engage in trading simulations, training, and strategy review meetings.
Effectively communicate trade concepts, risks, and performance metrics to the team.
Commit to continuous improvement via feedback, research, and post-trade evaluations.

Qualifications

Currently enrolled student from any academic discipline with solid numerical and analytical reasoning capabilities.
Comfortable with probability concepts, mental mathematics, coding, or strategic game play.
Motivated to learn about trading and market making; no prior quant finance experience is expected.
Demonstrates curiosity and problem-solving aptitude through academics, work, projects, competitions, hobbies, or self-learning.
Strong quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills.
Interest in financial markets, trading strategies, probability, and competitive problem-solving.
Ability to make rapid decisions and maintain composure under pressure.
Detail-oriented with intellectual curiosity and disciplined risk management approach.
Programming skills in Python or similar languages are preferred.
Prior involvement in internships, research, trading competitions, or personal projects is advantageous but not mandatory.
Open to applicants of all degree backgrounds.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The candidate best suited for this position is intellectually curious, competitive, numerically adept, and comfortable making decisions without complete information. They enjoy solving complex challenges strategically, learning from constructive feedback, and thriving in a dynamic environment where accuracy and performance are crucial.

Benefits and Compensation

In-depth training covering trading principles, market structures, risk management, and quantitative strategy formulation.
Guidance and mentorship from seasoned quantitative traders, researchers, engineers, and technologists.
Experience working with live markets, genuine financial data, and the complete process from conceptualization to deployment.
A collaborative high-performance culture that promotes curiosity, discipline, and constant learning.
Rapid growth opportunities based on merit, accountability, and measurable contributions.
Competitive pay structure with benefits aligned to the company and regional standards.

Quantitative Trading Intern

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