Jul 25, 2024

Trading Intern

Trading

Job Description

Flow Traders is looking for entrepreneurial, competitive, and analytical students to join our Trading department as an Intern. What better way to find out if a career in Trading is something for you, than by experiencing it yourself as a Trading Intern!

You will get a 360-degree view of our role in the financial markets, how our Traders seize opportunities, and how they work together as a team to optimize and improve their trading desk. This Trading internship is about immersing yourself in the financial markets and experiencing trading up close. You do not need to have a financial background; we will teach you all you need to know.

Experience with a scientific programming language or excel is a definite advantage. Working closely with Traders and Quantitative Researchers, you will add value by working on real trading projects. You will solve problems, create new tools and/or design new strategies. You will test your project in a trading simulation.

This is a full-time paid internship which starts in June 2025 and will last for 6 weeks. The internship is only open for students based in the APAC region. A similar program is offered in our Amsterdam and New York offices for students living in Europe and the US respectively. Flight and accommodation will be provided to all successful overseas applicants.

What You Will Do

  • Learn directly from industry leaders on the APAC Trading floor
  • Participate in educational courses and trading simulations
  • Design trading strategies through project-based work using quantitative modelling and trading applications
  • Work through real life trading problems with our Traders and Quantitative Researchers
  • Gain insight into Flow Traders’ core business
  • Participate in intern activities and become a part of our “One Team” culture

What You Need to Succeed

  • Graduating in December 2025 or 2026 with a Degree in Finance, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related disciplines
  • Experience with a scientific programming language (e.g. Python / MATLAB / R or similar)
  • Competitive, innovative & creative personality with excellent mental arithmetic skills
  • Capability to reason logically and deliver under pressure
  • Ability to spot opportunities and the assertiveness to seize them

If you do not receive a confirmation email after you applied on our website, please contact careers.hongkong@hk.flowtraders.com.

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed the sole property of Flow Traders, and no placement fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.