Quantitative Researcher Internship
Quantitative Researcher Internship
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Job Description
As our Quantitative Research Intern youll spend your summer delving into complex datadriven problems at one of the worlds leading techdriven trading firms. Under the guidance and mentorship of industry experts youll apply your critical mindset and strong technical skills to optimise the models that drive Optivers innovative trading strategies.
Through a mix of trading lectures coursework and handson project experience youll have deepened your understanding of the quantitative trading industry and mastered the practical skills needed to drive our trading success by the end of the 8week internship. Plus if youve excelled over the summer youll receive an offer to return as a Graduate Quantitative Researcher.
What youll do
Led by our inhouse education team that consists of extraders and engineers you will complete a curated series of lectures and coursework on trading fundamentals covering topics such as options pricing financial markets trading strategies and cuttingedge technology.
Then you will join one of our research teams and be paired with a mentor applying your recently acquired knowledge to realworld scenarios that contribute towards our trading success. Some of the topics you could be working on include:
- Using statistical models and machine learning to developtrading algorithms.
- Leveraging big data technologies to analyse highfrequency trading strategies market microstructure and financial instruments to identify trading opportunities.
- Building stochastic models to determine the fair value of financial derivatives.
- Combining quantitative analysis and highperformance implementation to ensure the efficiency and accuracy of pricing engines and libraries.
Find your niche in research
During the internship you will gain exposure to the various opportunities that are available in our research teams. Discover some of the teams below.
- Read Doms story to discover how he uses cuttingedge statistical and machine learning algorithms to develop profitable live trading strategies in the Delta 1 team.
- Read Noahs story to discover how he leverages large datasets to create underlying models that price our financial instruments in the Options Pricing team.
- Read Robs story to discover how he develops and tests hypotheses that drive improvements in the speed and success of our trading systems in the Performance Research team.
What youll get
Youll join a culture of collaboration and excellence where youll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement youll thrive in a supportive highperforming environment alongside talented colleagues working collectively to tackle the most complex problems in the financial markets.
In addition youll receive:
- A highly competitive remuneration package.
- Optivercovered flights and accommodation for the duration of the internship.
- The opportunity to work alongside bestinclass professionals.
- Training mentorship and personal development opportunities.
- Gym membership plus weekly inhouse chair massages.
- Daily breakfast lunch and inhouse barista.
- Regular social events.
Who you are
- A penultimate university student.
- An Australian or New Zealand Citizen Australian Permanent Resident or able to provide evidence of full working rights.
- Studying aquantitative or technically focused degree such as Maths Statistics Physics Electrical / Mechatronic / Software Engineering Computer Science Applied / Quantitative Finance or Econometrics.
- Inquisitive and critical thinker who enjoys creating innovative new solutions.
- Have a passion for quantitative problems and working in collaborative dynamic environments.
- Pragmatic focused on outcomes and can communicate technical concepts well.
- Enjoys utilising technology programming or maths in your daily life to solve problems.
- Possess programming experience in any language (C C Python Basic JAVA etc..
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.
Questions Check out our Optiver Sydney Campus recruiting FAQs or get in touch with the team at .
We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful you can reapply when the next recruitment season begins in 2026.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
