Quantitative Trading Analyst Intern

DRW is recruiting for Quantitative Trading Analyst Intern in London. This listing was last seen on the firm's own job board on August 22, 2026.

A broad principal trading firm covering rates, energy, crypto, and real estate, so desk fit matters as much as the screen.

What sets DRW apart: Widest asset coverage of any firm on this list, including physical commodities. Desk assignment happens late, so you interview for the firm rather than a team. Serious crypto and digital assets business through Cumberland.

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The role, as DRW describes it, published on July 13, 2026 and reproduced from their job board:

Our formula for success is to hire exceptional people, encourage their ideas and reward their results.

As a Quantitative Trading Analyst Intern, you will gain exposure to the dynamic worlds of trading and technology in order to learn what it takes to become a successful and sustainable trader. You will work on a small team to combine the disciplines of technology, research and risk management to identify optimal trading and investment strategies within the regulatory framework through a series of project-based assignments. At the conclusion of 10 weeks, you will have the opportunity to present your results to senior leadership at DRW. While your days will have you engrossed with complex quantitative trading projects, your evenings will be spent exploring the city with organised social events…

How you will make an impact…

Collaborate with senior traders, technologists and quantitative researchers by developing and improving trading strategies by working directly on the trading desk

Identify and research in the development of cutting-edge market research projects using powerful analytic tools

Market research projects vary from macroeconomic data curation and analysis to application of machine learning techniques to market tick data for automated trading

Be given immediate responsibility through assignments like position tracking, calculating risk, and analysing vital theoretical values

What you bring to the team…

Are pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or PhD in mathematics, economics, physics, statistics, computer science or any engineering related field and have an expected graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028

Advanced quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to deploy those skills under time-sensitive situations

Proficient programming in Python