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Talos · 5 months ago

Quantitative Analyst Intern

Talos Trading is a company that provides institutional-grade trading technology for the global digital asset market. As a Quantitative Analyst Intern, you will support the team in analyzing trading data and producing quantitative models to aid decision-making in trading execution. This role offers hands-on experience with financial markets data analysis and exposure to quantitative trading technology.

CryptocurrencyFinancial ServicesFinTechTrading Platform
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Growth Opportunities
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Assist in analyzing trading data, proprietary intraday signals, to produce quantitative execution alphas
Help create bespoke analytics visualizations using Talos data to illustrate trading patterns and execution insights
Learn to use internal tools and systems for data analysis
Work with Talos quants upon quantitative strategies that utilize execution alphas to drive trading decision making
Help gather and organize data related to trading algorithm performance
Learn about market microstructure and best execution practices
Assist in preparing quantitative content for client meetings, presentations and academic research reporting
Work with the Quant strategies to backtest real-world trading features for the pleasure of top leading crypto firms in the space

Qualification

PythonSQLStatistical AnalysisComputational FinanceMachine LearningPortfolio OptimizationData Visualization

Required

Class of 2026 pursuing a Masters or Doctorate degree in Computer Science or related field
Advanced proficiency in Python, with hands-on experience in data science libraries (especially pandas) and a strong understanding of dataframe architecture for data manipulation, transformation, and analysis
Experience with SQL, including constructing and optimizing complex queries for large datasets
Exposure to computational finance concepts, with familiarity in using quantitative methods and tools for finance-related applications
Strong statistical knowledge, including probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and data sampling methods
Solid foundation in mathematical principles, including linear algebra and calculus, with a focus on regression analysis
Knowledge of portfolio optimization methodologies, specifically the Markowitz risk-return models
Local to New York HQ

Preferred

Familiarity with Python-based data visualization tools
Experience with BigQuery or other cloud-based querying platforms
Exposure to machine learning and deep learning algorithms and methods in the presence of sparse data, including common imputation approaches

Benefits

Paid lunches in the office
Monthly fitness and evening socials to foster connections with colleagues
Other events to engage with the wider team

Company

Talos

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Talos is an end-to-end crypto trading platform that provides digital asset trading technology for lenders, brokers, and investors.

H1B Sponsorship

Talos has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$145M
Key Investors
General AtlanticAndreessen HorowitzInitialized Capital
2022-05-10Series B· $105M
2021-05-27Series A· $40M
2020-10-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Anton Katz
Co-Founder & CEO
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Ethan Feldman
Co-Founder & CTO
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