Trading Intern

Flow Traders is looking for entrepreneurial, competitive and analytical talent to join our Trading department as an Intern. What better way to find out if a career in (Quantitative) Trading is something for you, than by experiencing it yourself as a Trading Intern?  

You will get a 360-degree view of our role in the financial markets, how our Traders seize arbitrage opportunities, and how they work together as a team to optimize and improve their desk. The internship starts 1st of July 2027 and will last for 8 weeks. Housing will be provided!

This Trading internship is about immersing yourself in financial markets and experience trading from up close. You do not need to have a financial background; we will teach you all you need to know. Experience with a scientific programming language or excel is an advantage though. Working closely with Traders and Quantitative Researchers, you will add value by working on real trading projects. You will solve problems, create new tools and/or design new strategies. You will test your project in a trading simulation.

 

Intern Benefits:

• 8 weeks of research, trading in our simulation, and classes led by experienced professionals and our trading coordinator who will supervise your growth and career advancement, and provide direction for your learning progress
• Ongoing learning opportunities through the Flow Academy
• Upon successful completion of the internship, you will have the chance to secure a full-time trading position with Flow Traders
• Experience in-house facilities like a gym with personal trainers, bar, barista, arcade room, and lounge with daily catered lunches by our in-house chef and weekly massages
• Networking opportunities with Flow Traders employees and access to fun events
• Flights and accommodation for the duration of the internship

 

Requirements:

• Graduating in 2028 with a BSc./MSc, Degree, preferably in Mathematics, Econometrics, Engineering, Physics or related
• Experience with a scientific programming language ( e.g. Python / MATLAB / R or similar)
• Competitive, innovative & creative personality with excellent mental arithmetic skills
• Capability to reason logically and deliver under pressure
• Ability to spot opportunities and the assertiveness to seize them

What we offer

At Flow Traders, we create the conditions for hard‑working, high‑performing people to do their best work. From a thorough onboarding and ongoing access to Flow Academy, to latest technology and a collaborative, non‑hierarchical culture, we give you the tools, ownership, and support to move fast and drive outcomes. We keep a close‑knit, small‑company feel while offering competitive salary, annual discretionary profit share, and comprehensive benefits, so talent can grow here, and stay here.See our benefits below:

• Proven experience in designing and structuring regulatory frameworks in complex and evolving regulatory environment
• Flow Academy and opportunities to attend domain-related conferences
• Daily catered lunch, great coffee, and a fully stocked kitchen and snack bar
• In-house Bar and Lounge with arcade, table tennis, billiards, and game consoles
• Company boat
• In-house gym and sessions with our nutritionist or personal trainer
• Bi-weekly massages
• Annual company trip and a variety of events throughout the year, such as the New Years Event
• Global rotations across our offices worldwide
• and more

This is a full time and paid internship. The internship is only open for students living in Europe.

Flow Traders recruits on-campus at several universities in the Netherlands, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Germany. We also host E-House Trading Days (virtual) where you get to know us better! Please check our events calendar on our website to find out where we will be next. It is highly recommend to attend one of our presentations!

 If you do not receive a confirmation email after you applied on our website, please contact [email protected]. 

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.