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TransMarket Group

Dec 10, 2023

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Data
  • Chicago

Requirements

  • Pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in a technical field or pertinent industry experience such as but not limited to STEM or Finance with a graduation date between December 2024 and Spring 2025
  • Required courses: Data structures, Probability, Statistics and Linear Algebra
  • Minimum major GPA of 3.5/4 or equivalent scale
  • Proficiency and experience in object-oriented programming languages, C++, Python and/or Java preferred
  • Proficiency and experience in Linux scripting are a plus
  • Demonstrated passion for markets, finance, and trading such as, but not limited to personal trading, participation in trading competitions, attendance at firm discover days, industry related student groups or clubs and/or prior internship experience preferred
  • Project or internship experience in data analysis, quantitative modeling and/or machine learning
  • Passion for math and software applied to markets and trading
  • Strong understanding of computing, math, probability, statistics, and finance
  • Strong work ethic and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work within a team in a fast-paced environment
  • This position requires physical presence and is onsite at our office in Chicago, IL

Responsibilities

  • Work with Junior and Senior Algorithmic Traders to assist and learn all facets of automated trading
  • Develop expertise in market microstructure, tick data, and automated trading systems
  • Build and maintain trading quantitative model tools and analytics
  • Learn and master programming languages
  • Develop, code, maintain and support production-quality automated trading strategies
  • Engage in dynamic research projects and formalized internship educational program
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TransMarket Group

Global proprietary trading firm

Finance
Industry
51-200
Employees
1980
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Founded in 1980 as Aardvark Financial, TransMarket Group (TMG) is a privately held global markets proprietary trading firm with offices in Chicago, Puerto Rico and Switzerland. We use next generation technology to capture opportunities around the world and manage risk in financial markets. Our mission is to bless others through the services we provide and through generous stewardship of the wealth we create. TMG is a well established and profitable business as a respected member of the global financial system for over 40 years, but also is like a startup because the potential of our group is at least one order of magnitude greater than what we are currently producing. We have an entrepreneurial culture and collaboratively develop our business with patience and discipline; we work hard, learn constantly, and relentlessly improve our expertise.