Expression of Interest: 2027 Trading Sneak Peek Weeks

Akuna Capital•Chicago, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Register your interest for our 2027 Trading Sneak Peek Weeks! We are excited to share that we will be hosting multiple Trading Sneak Peek Weeks throughout 2027, rather than a traditional summer internship. These one-week micro-internships are designed to provide an accelerated, hands-on introduction to the tools, skills, and knowledge our trading teams use to drive success every day. With this new format, we are excited to welcome even more trading-focused interns to our office in 2027! By submitting this application, you’ll be added to our list of interested candidates and will be notified as soon as the roles goes live. Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market-maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies and mathematical models. Our Founding Partners first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm’s first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London and Singapore.

Requirements

Graduating between December 2027 – August 2028
Pursuing a BS/MS/ PhD in engineering, economics, statistics, mathematics, computer science, actuarial science or a related/equivalent field
Able to attend program in person at Akuna’s Chicago headquarters
Entrepreneurial self-starter ready to work in a fast paced, collaborative, team environment
Strong math, numerical, and quantitative skills
Demonstrable interest in trading and the financial markets
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is on the first day of employment including F-1 students using OPT or STEM

Nice To Haves

Unique perspectives that can be brought to the table to collaboratively solve complex problems and drive Akuna forward.

Responsibilities

Be enrolled in a crash course on the exciting world of options.
Collaborate with dedicated trader trainers to learn risk management, game theory, and optimal decision making.
Apply knowledge in real time through educational trading games and simulations.
Shadow trading desks to learn about Akuna's unique approach to acting as a global liquidity provider/market maker.