Optiver

Actively Hiring

Intern

Shanghai, China

Internship

Role Overview

Our Research Summer Internship program will give you real insights into how data and research is used to improve global financial markets. Work with our researchers and traders on real-life research projects that directly impact how we trade.

About Optiver

Optiver is a leading global proprietary trading firm and market maker, utilizing our own capital, risk-managed strategies, and advanced technology to improve global financial markets.

Key Responsibilities

Perform extensive analysis in order to implement new algorithms that support and improve our existing models.
Develop risk management and portfolio optimisation tools to improve our execution algorithm.
Work with petabytes of low latency, high-frequency market data sets.
Collaborate with our developers to test and drive changes to our trading system, that will improve our ability to make successful trades.
Keep up to date on the latest development of new models and technologies

Requirements & Eligibility

PhD student, who will graduate during 2029.
Major in a highly quantitative field.
Strong knowledge of probability and statistics, experience in machine learning and time-series analysis is a big plus.
Programming experience in any language (C, C++, Python, JAVA, etc.), ideally with a preference towards Python.
Ability to carry a project on your own in a structured way within a short timeframe.
Experience in working with large datasets.
Both a self-motivated contributor and a team player, with an entrepreneurial attitude and hunger for success.
Interest in the trading/quantitative finance industry.

Required Skills & Tech

PythonCC++JavaMachine LearningStatisticsProbabilityTime-Series Analysis