Campus Quantitative Researcher (spring 2026 / Fall 2026)

at Jump Trading · Quant · Hong Kong · Front Office

Quantitative Researcher role at Jump Trading focusing on applying research to financial markets. The role emphasizes statistical analysis, data mining, and developing predictive trading models, with a strong desire for Machine Learning and LLM expertise. Training is provided, and prior finance knowledge is not required. This is for an internship with potential for full-time employment.

What you'd actually do

  1. examine the global markets, seeking to understand the complexities of various traded products and exchanges.
  2. leverage their impeccable statistical analysis and data mining skills, using the results of their research to make forecasts and develop profitable predictive trading models.
  3. seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets.

Skills

Required

  • strong skills in programming
  • quantitative analysis (statistics, data mining, mathematics, machine learning, etc.)

Nice to have

  • Machine Learning (ML) and Large Language Model expertise (LLM)

What the JD emphasized

  • Machine Learning (ML) and Large Language Model expertise (LLM) is highly desired.

Other signals

  • Machine Learning (ML) and Large Language Model expertise (LLM) is highly desired.
  • impeccable statistical analysis and data mining skills
  • develop profitable predictive trading models
Read full job description

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

Our trading teams are each comprised of a dynamic group of traders, quantitative researchers, and engineers who work together to examine the global markets, seeking to understand the complexities of various traded products and exchanges. They leverage their impeccable statistical analysis and data mining skills, using the results of their research to make forecasts and develop profitable predictive trading models.

**_Candidates for this off cycle internship should be graduating in 2026 or 2027 and be interested in working in Hong Kong for their full-time job after graduation. _*

**Who Should Apply? **

  • We are seeking the sharpest analytical minds from top undergraduate and graduate programs. Ideal candidates have an uncommon drive to learn and improve, an entrepreneurial spirit, and strong skills in programming and/or quantitative analysis (statistics, data mining, mathematics, machine learning, etc.).
  • No prior knowledge of finance or trading is necessary. We’ll give you the training that you’ll need.
  • Machine Learning (ML) and Large Language Model expertise (LLM) is highly desired.
  • Reliable and predictable availability required.
  • Although we strongly value training in Computer Science and Mathematics, we are excited to meet people with exceptional achievements in any technical discipline. Recent hires include students from fields such as Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Physics, Neuroscience, Materials Science, Operations Research, and more.

If you have outstanding skills in math, ML, and programming and you are curious about the challenge of improving research with daily feedback from competitive markets, we hope you’ll apply.