What role will you play?
You will develop a solid understanding of equity markets while working on a live trading floor, participating in the research, development and enhancement of our algorithmic trading strategies and gaining experience with the full development cycle of our electronic trading products. As part of a successful team, you will have the opportunity to drive challenging projects, working across product, execution and technology, researching market microstructure, developing and testing algo trading models and price signals, monitoring and evaluating performance via transaction cost analysis, as well as ongoing optimization efforts on our algo wheel configurations.What you offer
- A current PhD and/or a Masters’ student in a computer science, financial engineering, mathematics or similar quantitative discipline with the ability to commit to a 6-month internship ideally starting in September 2026
- In-depth understanding of statistical models with demonstrated experience in dealing with large datasets (practical experience on machine learning/deep leaning will be an advantage)
- Strong programming skills with hands-on experience of Python and SQL (knowledge of q/KDB or C# will be an advantage)
- Understanding of market microstructure and trading mechanisms in Asia Pacific as well as familiarity with data visualisation tools
- Intellectual curiosity, a passion for financial markets and exceptional interpersonal skills with fluency in English and the ability to communicate technical ideas succinctly with a commercial mindset.
Inclusion at Macquarie
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