Quantitative Trading Internship (Taiwan) – 2026

As our Quantitative Trading Intern, you'll spend your summer tackling complex, quantitative problems at one of the world's leading tech-driven trading firms. Under the guidance and mentorship of industry experts, you'll apply your strong reasoning skills to design, develop and enhance our innovative trading strategies, fully immersing in the world of market making. From derivative theory training to hands-on trading experience, you'll have deepened your understanding of the quantitative trading industry by the end of the 8-week internship. Plus, if you've excelled over the summer, you'll receive an offer to return as a Graduate Quantitative Trader. Note: Part of the internship program will be run out of our Amsterdam office. Optiver will cover your travel and accommodation costs for the duration of the program. What you'll do Requiring a pragmatic mindset, logical problem-solving skills and mathematical precision, our internship is as close as you can get to a real trading experience. Led by our dedicated in-house education team that consists of ex-traders and engineers, our Quantitative Trading Internship offers you the opportunity to: Complete our curated series of lectures and coursework on trading fundamentals, covering topics such as options pricing, financial markets, trading strategies and cutting-edge technology. Apply your recently acquired knowledge in a simulated trading environment, trading options using live market data for a realistic hands-on experience. Analyse real historical data to develop your own algorithmic trading strategy and backtest to see how it performed. Learn directly from our team of full-time educators and current traders, gaining exposure to our various trading desks and experience the financial markets first-hand. Test your potential and accelerate your growth in a fascinating and high-performing environment.

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