SummaryFive Rings is a proprietary trading firm with offices in New York and London. We trade in various domestic and international markets, both established and esoteric. Our team of Quantitative Traders , Software Developers , and Quantitative Researchers work together to profit from opportunities in the global markets. We have an open and inclusive culture, and encourage the flow of knowledge and ideas between all areas of the firm. Our firm is a true meritocracy, where growth in responsibility and compensation is earned equitably and rapidly.

Five Rings offers an intensive summer internship program, including immersion in hands-on projects, classroom instruction and mock trading. Trading Interns have exceptional quantitative skills and a quantitative major. They will work closely with the trading team on research and development projects. Interns must have basic software development skills. There are also roles as Trading Operations Engineer in London.  For a full list of currently open positions, please visit https://fiverings.avature.net/careers

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Over thirty years ago, Optiver started business as a single trader on the floor of Amsterdam’s European Options Exchange. Today, we are a leading global electronic market maker, focused on pricing, execution and risk management. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies. Our independence allows us to objectively improve the markets and provide efficiencies for end investors.

With over one thousand Optiverians globally, our mission to improve the market unites us. Thriving in a high performance environment, we pioneer our own trading strategies and systems using clean code and sophisticated technology. We achieve this by attracting, developing and empowering top talent, in order to sustain our future.

We are currently looking for Quantitative Traders, Data Scientists and Quantitative Researchers to join us in our team in Amsterdam.

In 2015, Da Vinci was founded by a group of friends with great passion for trading and a desire to do things differently. Since then, we have been growing successfully and become an established name in the industry. As part of our team, you will build trading algorithms for derivatives, implement new strategies in the market, analyze trades, continuously improve how we do things and come up with new innovative ideas.

By joining our growing company as a young professional, you have the opportunity to play a key role in making Da Vinci one of the leading trading companies in the world. Every member of our team stands out for their sharp mind and strong drive, but we do our best work together complementing each other’s strengths. We support everyone in exploring their interests and developing their skills, placing no limit on personal growth. We are non-hierarchical and encourage our people to speak up, providing everyone with the opportunity to shape the firm's future.

To reach that goal we are looking for competitive students that enjoy continuously challenging themselves and others. If you have a background in mathematics, physics, engineering or similar and you are looking to share your enthusiasm with like-minded people, we encourage you to check out our graduate positions:

Quant Researcher

Graduate Trader

Trading Analyst

Graduate Software Engineer

Founded in 1997, Marshall Wace is one of Europe’s leading Hedge Fund Managers with over $60billion of assets under management. It enjoys a strong reputation in the industry for its success, influence and innovation, built by a dedicated team of people working in a dynamic and entrepreneurial culture. Our firm is made up of nearly 500 professionals operating from established offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.

The Quantitative Research and Implementation teams form the heart of our systematic investment business. The research you do will be directly relevant to the business critical functions of the firm, and will form the spearhead of Marshall Wace’s trading activities. Our collaborative team-based structure is rare in the industry - Marshall Wace’s quant research philosophy is that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This stands Marshall Wace out from the crowd, and is an ideal environment in which to learn when at the start of your career. Our research directly impacts the trades that we make, and you will be given these projects and responsibilities from day 1. You will be supervised of course, but you will have the opportunity to have a direct impact on the long-term success of the company.

Marshall Wace is dynamic, nimble and entrepreneurial. New ideas are actively encouraged, and the only thing that will limit your success, is you.

We welcome applications from masters and PhD students in a highly quantitative discipline. Our programme is also open to candidates with up to 2 years of relevant post-graduate experience. Experience is not necessary however, but you are likely to be someone with a demonstrable interest in investing that is looking for an opportunity to apply your problem solving skills to real-world financial data.

We are looking for:

self-starters

lateral, independent thinkers

challengers of the status-quo

driven individuals who are excited about their next big challenge

who can also work effectively in a team

with an exceptional academic background

… and above all, outstanding researchers