Campus Full Time 2027 - Quantitative Trader
About the job
- Graduating in winter of 2026 or spring/summer of 2027
- Quantitatively-focused
- Thrive in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment
- Quick learner
- Intellectually curious
- Detail-oriented
- Self-starter
- Traders manage their unique strategies in rapidly evolving live markets.
- They tune model parameters to reflect prevailing conditions.
- Execute trades based on model recommendations.
- Evaluate the real-time feedback provided by market participants’ reactions.
- Reincorporate this information into their models in a continuous feedback loop.
- From day one, as a new Quant Trader (QT), you will gain unrivaled experience both on the desk and in the classroom.
- New hires work closely with senior traders – analyzing risks and rewards, exploring new strategies, collaborating with quants and software developers to build and optimize trading models.
- Quant Traders work independently and with others to develop ideas and analyses, and integrate them into our trading strategies and systems.
About the company
Five Rings Capital is a proprietary trading firm that uses its own capital to trade financial instruments across global markets, providing liquidity and executing trades for financial institutions and individual investors. Its approach centers on data-driven strategies that quickly move from insight to implementation, often within days or weeks, across both liquid and less common markets. The company differentiates itself through a team-first, meritocratic culture that emphasizes mentorship, collaboration, and analytical thinking, along with a broad market footprint and fast iteration. Its goal is to grow capable minds and generate returns by combining rigorous data analysis with rapid execution in a wide range of markets.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2009
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Five Rings posted 2026 openings for traders, quants, software, and trading operations.
- AFM lists Five Rings Capital B.V. in Amsterdam with EU passport access since 2025.
- OffCycle showed 15 live roles in August 2026, signaling active campus recruitment.
What critics are saying
- No visible profit disclosures; hiring alone cannot prove durable trading edge.
- Market-making participation raises surveillance and compliance risk after July 2026 MOC entry.
- A bad risk cycle in proprietary trading can erase capital fast and trigger layoffs.
What makes Five Rings Capital unique
- Team-first training model; 2026 roles still stress mentorship and rapid responsibility.
- Amsterdam and London presence broadens market coverage beyond New York trading desks.
- Platts added Five Rings to Asia Fuel Oil paper MOC on July 22, 2026.
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Company News
ElectronX has closed a $30 million Series A led by seed round investor DCVC and joined by XTX Markets, Five Rings, NGP, GTS, and JACS Capital, along with returning investors Innovation Endeavors, Systemiq Capital, Equinor Ventures and Shell Ventures.