Akuna Capital
Junior Trader, 2027 | Carnegie Mellon University
$145K
Chicago +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
- Location
- Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States - Education
- BS/MS/PhD degree in Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science or a related/equivalent field; must be completed upon employment.
- Visa sponsorship
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment, including F-1 students using OPT or STEM.
About the job
Learns and applies trading strategies and proprietary technology to make markets and contribute to trading performance on an assigned team.
What you'll do
- Learn to make markets and implement trading strategies and ideas using Akuna’s proprietary technology.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changing market conditions and solve math and coding problems.
- Build professional relationships and collaborate in a fast-paced trading team.
What they ask for
- Strong math aptitude and numerical and quantitative analysis skills.
- Effective communication and ability to react quickly and accurately to changing market conditions.
- BS/MS/PhD in a listed or related/equivalent field, completed upon employment.
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. on the first day of employment, including F-1 students using OPT or STEM.
Nice to have
- Programming experience.
- Major GPA of 3.5 or above.
Pay
USD 145,000 minimum base salary
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