Trade Support Intern

DRW is recruiting for Trade Support Intern in Chicago, IL. 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.

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 Trade Support Intern, you will gain hands-on experience at the intersection of trading, technology, and operations. Through your contributions to Trade Support, you will help improve the tools, workflows, and processes that keep our trading desks running effectively.

How you will make an impact…

Work on refactoring and improving existing scripts within the trade support team.

Support trade capture across the full range of desk products, including futures, futures options, equities, equity options, and index options.

Provide operational and technical support to the firm's FICC trading desks.

Assist with tool functionality and testing to support front-end operations.

Contribute to reporting and data analysis.

What you will bring to the team…

Are pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s in Computer Science and have an expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028

Proficiency in Python programming

Experience with version control systems (GitHub)