Quant Trading Intern

Flow Traders

Flow Traders is looking for an experienced Digital Assets Trader to join our global Digital Assets Trading team, with the opportunity to be based in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, or New York. We are seeking candidates with a proven track record in low-latency (CeFi) trading and/or on-chain (DeFi) trading. The ideal candidate has demonstrated significant and consistent PnL generation through strategies deployed in production and brings deep expertise in crypto market structure. You will be part of a highly collaborative global team, working closely with traders, quants, and engineers to develop and scale trading strategies across centralized and decentralized markets. WHAT YOU WILL DO * Develop, implement, and optimize profitable trading strategies across CeFi and/or DeFi markets * Contribute to the 24/7 trading, monitoring, and risk management of our digital asset strategies * Identify and capitalize on market inefficiencies across exchanges, instruments, and protocols * Collaborate with global teams to enhance execution, tooling, and trading infrastructure * Contribute research and insights to improve overall team performance and strategy portfolio WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED  * Experience at a leading proprietary trading firm and/or a proven, significant track record of profitability * Demonstrated ownership of trading strategies running in production * Experience in one or both of: * Low-latency CeFi trading * On-chain (DeFi) trading * Strong understanding of execution, liquidity, and market dynamics * Experience with latency-sensitive systems and exchange APIs * Ability to generate and validate trading ideas using data and real-time feedback * Strong quantitative skills with solid programming and data handling capabilities (e.g. Python, SQL) WHAT WE OFFER At Flow Traders, we create the conditions for hard‑working, high‑performing people to do their best work. From a thorough onboarding and ongoing access to Flow Academy, to latest technology and a collaborative, non‑hierarchical culture, we give you the tools, ownership, and support to move fast and drive outcomes. We keep a close‑knit, small‑company feel while offering competitive salary, annual discretionary profit share, and comprehensive benefits, so talent can grow here, and stay here.  * Flow Academy and opportunities to attend domain-related conferences * Daily catered lunch, great coffee, and a fully stocked kitchen and snack bar * In-house Bar and Lounge with arcade, table tennis, billiards, and game consoles * Company boat * In-house gym and sessions with our nutritionist or personal trainer * Bi-weekly massages * Annual company trip and a variety of events throughout the year, such as the New Years Event * Global rotations across our offices worldwide * and more   Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions

Da Vinci

As a Graduate Trader at Da Vinci, you’ll work with a fun team of highly skilled researchers and engineers. Our Traders are key to developing and utilising algorithmic trading strategies that help us reach our goal of building one of the best proprietary trading firms in the world. Da Vinci offers an exciting and dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-growing company. Responsibilities: * Generate profits through volatility trading by position-taking and market making * Risk management of your portfolio * Improve and refine our trading infrastructure and setup * Devise new trading strategies for current and prospective markets * Evaluate prospective markets for opportunities Requirements: * Technical background (Maths, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics, Quant Finance or similar quantitative studies) * Strong interest in trading (Experience in real or simulated trading is a plus) * Ability to make decisions under pressure * Understanding of risk and reward patterns * Strong affinity with numbers * Good communication skills * Attention to detail * Analytical approach to solving complex problems * Competitive but cooperative attitude * Proactive and an entrepreneurial mindset Benefits: * A comprehensive theoretical and practical training program provided by our dedicated in-house trainer * Sign-on bonus of EUR 20k, base salary of EUR 100k * Excellent variable pay and growth opportunities * Outstanding performance is also rewarded with shareholding in the company * A relocation package when moving from abroad, including a relocation budget, flight coverage, house-finding service and expat support * Meals during work hours * Social events and after-work drinks * Reimbursement of travel costs * Sponsored gym membership * In-house game room (pool table, board games and console games) Currently we are not offering opportunities to write a thesis. This may change in the future. Please visit our website periodically and follow us on social media to stay up to date.

IMC

Our Index Options team chases edge in volatility valuation, detailed execution, and fast technology. We are making a big push in our ability to price vol and take risk, with the goal of growing into a leading volatility desk in the marketplace. We are a highly collaborative group of generalists and specialists. Together we strive to have deep expertise, ownership, and innovation in the topic areas that are important to winning in the Index Options space.  Your Core Responsibilities * Maximize revenue by identifying and monetizing short- and long-term mispricing, as well as managing the resulting positions * Monitor and react to volatility shifts, liquidity changes, and macro events * Take ownership of index options trading books across EU and/or US markets with a focus on opportunistic, high-risk/high-reward strategies * Deploy directional and volatility-based trades with strong conviction, backed by market intuition, quantitative signals and rigorous scenario analysis * Collaborate with quants and engineers to refine pricing models and volatility surfaces and to improve execution tools, automation and latency * Back test signals and validate new trading ideas * Provide feedback to enhance risk systems, scenario tools, and vol surfaces * Perform post-trade reviews to continuously improve execution and hedging * Be able to take lots of responsibility and ownership early in your time here to drive the strategy forward Your skills and experience: * 2+ years of Index Options Volatility trading experience * BS, MS, or PhD, preferably in business, economics, or STEM * You have an entrepreneurial mindset and a healthy appetite for risk * You have a proven ability to act and make decisions in a fast-paced and competitive environment * You are analytical, passionate about reflecting on past trades, and always seeking to do better * You have a deep understanding of fundamental drivers of volatility dynamics * Strong proficiency in Python About Us IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.