Quantitative Development & Strategy Intern, Summer 2027
About The Position
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm focused on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data-driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market-maker by offering competitive buy and sell quotes. To achieve this, we develop our own low-latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models. Founded in Sydney, Akuna opened its first office in Chicago in 2011 and now operates globally with offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore. The Quant team at Akuna scientifically creates trading strategies by combining quantitative expertise with a deep understanding of derivatives and financial markets. We are seeking both Quant Development & Quant Strategy Interns for our 10-week Akunacademy internship program. Interns will make a direct and measurable impact on our trading decisions and performance. The ideal candidate will possess a strong programming background, familiarity with mathematical techniques, and the ability to leverage these skills to produce trading solutions and high-performance production code.
Requirements
- Pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD in a technical field – Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics (or related subject)
- Strong Python programming background
- Experience in object-oriented programming
- Exposure to linear algebra and introductory statistics
- Desire and ability to learn the intricacies of financial markets
- Must graduate by August 2027
- GPA of 3.5 or above
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment including F-1 students using CPT, OPT or STEM
Nice To Haves
- Experience with generic and/or parallel programming
- Deeper understanding of any of the following fields: Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, Statistics, Optimization, Signal Processing, Computer Architecture, Machine Learning, Heterogeneous/High Performance computing
- The ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions, including the ability to quickly and accurately respond and/or solve math and coding problems are essential functions of the role
- Exposure to financial markets and trading
Responsibilities
- Design and develop production code of trading strategies: pricing models, execution logic and performance optimization along with researchers, traders and system engineers
- Analyze and incorporate market signals in our trading systems
- Advance existing codebase and propose new solutions and improvements
Benefits
- 10-week Akunacademy internship program
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