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As Quantitative Researcher Intern, you’ll be part of the quantitative trading team, which is a small innovative team working on market microstructure analysis and strategies across a range of financial instruments. We work with cutting-edge tools and techniques inspired by statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Who we are
We are Optiver, an international trading company, headquartered in Amsterdam. With more than 700 colleagues across four continents we constantly offer fair and highly competitive prices for the buying and selling of stocks, bonds, options, futures, ETF’s et cetera. It is called ‘market making’. We build markets and provide liquidity to international exchanges in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific.
We do not only trade when we feel like it. Not only when our outlook is bright, but 24 hours a day. Whichever way the markets go, we are there, always at our own risk, using our own capital. ‘Value the difference’ sums it up perfectly. It explains in a nutshell what we do every day. It also invites you to explore how we do our job differently.
We have valued that difference since 1986; the year we started on the Amsterdam based European Options Exchange with a single floor trader. Today we are one of the most dynamic, innovative and successful companies in The Netherlands and beyond.
What you’ll do
Challenges you would work on as a Quantitative Researcher Intern:
You will be able to get direct feedback on your analysis, models or strategies by collaborating with a senior researcher or trader and observing the strategy’s behaviour in the real market.
What you’ll need
The ideal candidate is currently enrolled in a PhD program in physics, math, computer science or artificial intelligence, with a focus on statistics, probability and/or optimization. We are always open to candidates with work experience and quants that are motivated to gain experience within an exciting trading environment. If you have finished your PhD program already, you can apply for the Quantitative Researcher position on our website.
Additionally, these skills are desired:
We are 350 highly educated professionals from over 30 different countries that work at Optiver in Amsterdam. We aim to be unrivalled in our industry, by being talented, creative and result driven. And it doesn’t matter how we dress or what we believe in, as long as we exceed our and each others expectations.
If you are ready to apply, and we hope you are, apply directly here for the position of Quantitative Researcher Intern. Please provide us with a CV and letter of motivation in English. Applications without a letter of motivation will not be reviewed. When we think the ‘magic’ is there, you will hear from us sooner than you expect. If you have any questions feel free to contact Debbie Holgado on +31 (0) 20 708 70 00 or recruitment@optiver.com.
Please note, if you are selected from your application to proceed to the next round for the position of Quantitative Researcher Intern, you will be required to take an online assessment.
Optiver
Job title:Quantitative Researcher Intern (PhD)
Location:Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Compensation:Competitive
Job description:As Quantitative Researcher Intern, you’ll be part of the quantitative trading team, which is a small innovative team working on market microstructure analysis and strategies across a range of financial instruments. We work with cutting-edge tools and techniques inspired by statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Who we are
We are Optiver, an international trading company, headquartered in Amsterdam. With more than 700 colleagues across four continents we constantly offer fair and highly competitive prices for the buying and selling of stocks, bonds, options, futures, ETF’s et cetera. It is called ‘market making’. We build markets and provide liquidity to international exchanges in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific.
We do not only trade when we feel like it. Not only when our outlook is bright, but 24 hours a day. Whichever way the markets go, we are there, always at our own risk, using our own capital. ‘Value the difference’ sums it up perfectly. It explains in a nutshell what we do every day. It also invites you to explore how we do our job differently.
We have valued that difference since 1986; the year we started on the Amsterdam based European Options Exchange with a single floor trader. Today we are one of the most dynamic, innovative and successful companies in The Netherlands and beyond.
What you’ll do
Challenges you would work on as a Quantitative Researcher Intern:
- Improve our models and strategies by simulating execution on historical data and explaining results;
- Compare performance of different optimization and machine learning techniques on a given problem, and advance the state-of-the-art by introducing new machine learning techniques;
- Design and implement innovative solutions for visualizing and analysing large datasets.
You will be able to get direct feedback on your analysis, models or strategies by collaborating with a senior researcher or trader and observing the strategy’s behaviour in the real market.
What you’ll need
The ideal candidate is currently enrolled in a PhD program in physics, math, computer science or artificial intelligence, with a focus on statistics, probability and/or optimization. We are always open to candidates with work experience and quants that are motivated to gain experience within an exciting trading environment. If you have finished your PhD program already, you can apply for the Quantitative Researcher position on our website.
Additionally, these skills are desired:
- Exceptional analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills;
- Advanced knowledge of one or more of the following fields: probability theory, statistical optimization, machine learning, statistical mechanics, knowledge engineering, game theory, operations research / control theory;
- Open-minded team players with eagerness to help solving the challenging problems we face in trading.
- An international internship on the trading floor guided by senior researchers and senior traders;
- Challenging projects from which the outcome will be used as direct input for trading strategies and models contributing to the bottom line;
- Furnished housing arrangement provided by Optiver in the city centre of Amsterdam;
- Competitive salary;
- Awesome social events and outings;
- Free breakfast and lunch provided in Optiver kitchen, bi-weekly massage & bicycle to explore Amsterdam;
- Possibility to receive full-time offer upon completion of internship.
We are 350 highly educated professionals from over 30 different countries that work at Optiver in Amsterdam. We aim to be unrivalled in our industry, by being talented, creative and result driven. And it doesn’t matter how we dress or what we believe in, as long as we exceed our and each others expectations.
If you are ready to apply, and we hope you are, apply directly here for the position of Quantitative Researcher Intern. Please provide us with a CV and letter of motivation in English. Applications without a letter of motivation will not be reviewed. When we think the ‘magic’ is there, you will hear from us sooner than you expect. If you have any questions feel free to contact Debbie Holgado on +31 (0) 20 708 70 00 or recruitment@optiver.com.
Please note, if you are selected from your application to proceed to the next round for the position of Quantitative Researcher Intern, you will be required to take an online assessment.
