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Akuna Capital · 5 months ago

Quantitative Development & Strategy Intern, Summer 2026

Chicago, IL

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm specializing in options market-making and driven by data and technology. They are seeking Quantitative Development & Strategy Interns to contribute to trading strategies and production code during their 10-week internship program.

Trading Platform

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and develop production code of trading strategies: pricing models, execution logic and performance optimization along with researchers, traders and system engineers

Analyze and incorporate market signals in our trading systems

Advance existing codebase and propose new solutions and improvements

Qualification

Python programmingObject-oriented programmingLinear algebraIntroductory statisticsFinancial markets knowledgeParallel programmingMachine learning

Required

Pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD in a technical field – Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics (or related subject)

Strong Python programming background

Experience in object-oriented programming

Exposure to linear algebra and introductory statistics

Desire and ability to learn the intricacies of financial markets

Must graduate by August 2027

GPA of 3.5 or above

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment including F-1 students using CPT, OPT or STEM

Preferred

Experience with generic and/or parallel programming

Deeper understanding of any of the following fields: Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, Statistics, Optimization, Signal Processing, Computer Architecture, Machine Learning, Heterogeneous/High Performance computing

Exposure to financial markets and trading

Company

Akuna Capital

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Akuna Capital is a proprietary trading firm specializing in derivatives market-making.

Founded in 2011

Chicago, Illinois, USA

201-500 employees

https://akunacapital.com

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