Trading Intern
Flow Traders is looking for entrepreneurial, competitive, and analytical students to join our Trading department as an Intern. What better way to find out if a career in Trading is something for you, than by experiencing it yourself as a Trading Intern!
You will get a 360-degree view of our role in the financial markets, how our Traders seize opportunities, and how they work together as a team to optimize and improve their trading desk. This Trading internship is about immersing yourself in the financial markets and experiencing trading up close. You do not need to have a financial background; we will teach you all you need to know.
Experience with a scientific programming language or excel is a definite advantage. Working closely with Traders and Quantitative Researchers, you will add value by working on real trading projects. You will solve problems, create new tools and/or design new strategies. You will test your project in a trading simulation.
What You Will Do
- Learn directly from industry leaders on the APAC Trading floor
- Participate in educational courses and trading simulations
- Design trading strategies through project-based work using quantitative modelling and trading applications
- Work through real life trading problems with our Traders and Quantitative Researchers
- Gain insight into Flow Traders’ core business
- Participate in intern activities and become a part of our “One Team” culture
Internship Duration
- June - August or
- December - January
- This is a full-time paid internship and will last for 6 weeks. Based on your availability, you can join either our June - August or December - January batch.
- The internship is only open for students based in the APAC region. A similar program is offered in our Amsterdam and New York offices for students living in Europe and the US respectively.
- Flight and accommodation will be provided to all successful overseas applicants.
What You Need to Succeed
- Graduating between August 2026 and December 2027 with a Degree in Finance, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related disciplines from a university in APAC
- Experience with a scientific programming language (e.g. Python / MATLAB / R or similar)
- Competitive, innovative & creative personality with excellent mental arithmetic skills
- Capability to reason logically and deliver under pressure
- Ability to spot opportunities and the assertiveness to seize them
If you do not receive a confirmation email after you applied on our website, please contact careers.hongkong@hk.flowtraders.com.
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