Jump Trading
Campus Quantitative Researcher, UG/MS (Intern)
$300K
Chicago +3 · Internship · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Location
- Chicago
New York
Chicago, IL, United States
New York, NY, United States - Education
- Undergraduate or graduate program; no specific degree requirement stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Accepts students eligible for CPT/OPT; sponsors work visas for full-time positions.
About the job
Participate in a 10-week quantitative research internship, developing predictive models and automated trading strategies and contributing to trading-team projects.
What you'll do
- Train in signal generation, machine learning, trading and market mechanics, programming, and statistics.
- Develop predictive models and automated trading strategies with fellow interns for live trading.
- Work on projects with trading teams and receive daily one-to-one mentorship.
What they ask for
- Outstanding skills in computer science, machine learning, statistics, and mathematics.
- Programming experience.
- Demonstrated interest in financial markets.
- Reliable and predictable availability.
Nice to have
- Competitive spirit and uncommon drive to learn and improve.
- Appetite for risk-taking.
Pay
USD 300,000 per year base salary
Tools
C++, Python
AI focus
Machine learning applied to signal generation and predictive trading models.
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