Quant Trader Internship Program

About Us

Global Quant Academy is a premier training platform dedicated to launching careers in quantitative finance, investment management, and algorithmic trading. Backed by partnerships with over 58 leading hedge funds and financial firms worldwide, we provide resources and support for the next generation of quants and traders.

About the Internship Program

Are you a STEM student passionate about quantitative strategies, financial data analysis, or algorithmic trading? Do you want to develop the technical and analytical skills that the world’s top hedge funds and trading firms demand?

Join us as a Quantitative Trader Intern – a role crafted to give students and early graduates a chance to build real trading models, work on applied quantitative projects, and demonstrate tangible results that will strengthen your quant skills and profile for highly competitive positions in the quant industry.

Quant Trader Internship Program

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with our hedge fund quants to design and backtest quantitative trading strategies for global financial markets .
• Analyze financial data, market trends, and risk factors using advanced statistical and programming tools (Python, R, Excel) .
• Build trading algorithms and contribute to live project simulations on equity, fixed-income, or multi-asset portfolios .
• Receive continuous feedback to sharpen your quantitative modeling, coding, and trading decision skills .

Who Should Apply?

This program is perfect for:

• Undergraduate students or recent graduates (preferably within 3 years) in Math, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or similar fields seeking a quant career .
• Curious learners ready to explore quantitative trading, research, and algorithmic finance .
• Students who come from a non-STEM background may be considered on a case by case basis .

What You’ll Gain

• Real-world experience with cutting-edge trading projects and portfolio simulations .
• Quantitative trading algorithm samples for your portfolio .
• Working closely with hedge fund quant
• Flexible remote work structure .

Additional Details

• Location: Remote
• Duration: 4–5 weeks, part-time (flexible with class schedules)
• Compensation: Unpaid, but includes certificate & referral letter

Ready to launch your quant finance career?

Apply now to step onto the fast track for top trading and research roles!