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Quant Trading Internship - Summer 2027
Chicago Trading Company · Campus
- Where
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Posted
- Aug 3
As a Quant Trading (QT) Intern, you will be challenged to learn and adapt in an exciting team environment and will play a substantial role in our day-to-day trading and quant-related activities. Your impact is immediate and meaningful. You will become a member of a team for the summer and play a vital role completing project work and/or identifying trading opportunities and communicating with software engineers, quants, traders, and risk managers throughout the trading day. As part of the Summer Associate cohort, you will learn and socialize alongside other QT Interns and Software Engineering (SE) Interns.
What to Expect
The 8-week internship program gives you insight into our culture and an inward look into what our business is all about.
What you'd do
- You have a competitive drive and are a highly motivated individual that only gets stronger as part of a collaborative team
- You have a desire to work in tandem with traders, quants, developers, and other experts to further CTC’s goal of providing world class liquidity to financial markets
- You love solving complex problems
- You’re intellectually curious and like to challenge the status quo
- You can effectively communicate sophisticated ideas both written and verbally
- Strong quantitative and analytical abilities
- Basic programming skills or a willingness to learn Python
- No prior experience in finance is necessary, but a deep curiosity and hunger to learn about finance and trading is essential
What they want
- You are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. All majors and concentrations welcome.
- You will graduate between December 2027-June 2028
- You have a demonstrated record of success (academics, awards, etc.)
- You are willing to relocate to Chicago, IL for the summer (with full-time placement in Chicago)
- You can participate in the full duration of the 8-week program from mid-June to early August 2027
- Be part of a fast-growing, industry-leading global trading company
- Work in an environment that actively explores and applies emerging technologies — including AI — to enhance trading, engineering, and research workflows
- Opportunity to work with and learn from leaders in our industry
- Excellent support system to ensure your learning and development
- Competitive pay, free housing with your fellow interns in downtown Chicago, and free breakfast, lunch, and snacks!