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Quantitative Risk Intern - Summer 2027

A fast-growing electronic market maker · Chicago, United States · first seen today

What is the Quantitative Risk Intern - Summer 2027 role in Chicago, United States?

A fast-growing electronic market maker is hiring a Quantitative Risk Intern - Summer 2027 in Chicago, United States. It is an Internship level quant analyst seat, and the advert asks for C++, Market microstructure, Probability, Python.

Indicative base salary

$95k – $135k

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Seniority

Internship

Quant analytics

Status

Open

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About the employer

This vacancy is with a fast-growing electronic market maker. We hold the employer's identity confidential until we have spoken with you about the role, so the advert below is written by our research team from the facts stated in the live posting — never copied from it.

What you would do

  • ·Own quant analyst work end to end, from idea to production.
  • ·Work directly with traders, researchers and engineers on the same P&L.
  • ·Measure, monitor and defend the performance of what you build.
  • ·Publish your reasoning so decisions can be checked by other people.

What they are asking for

  • ·A strong quantitative background — mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science or equivalent.
  • ·Practical experience with C++, Market microstructure, Probability, Python, SQL.
  • ·Comfort with probability, statistics and precise reasoning under time pressure.
  • ·Evidence of shipping work that other people relied on.

Skills in this advert

C++Market microstructureProbabilityPythonSQLStatisticsTime-series modelling

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