Job Description

As we seek to become the most successful investment team in the world, we empower Traders to bring investment ideas to life. Our Traders identify opportunities in major financial markets around the world and take calculated risks. We succeed together in a team environment that facilitates close collaboration between Traders, Quantitative Researchers, and Technologists.

As an intern, you'll get to challenge the impossible in trading through a structured program that will allow you to collaborate and connect with senior team members and our CEO Ken Griffin. In addition, you'll get the opportunity to network and socialize with peers at iconic venues.

Your Objectives:

• Develop in-depth knowledge of a financial market
• Apply advanced statistical techniques to trading
• Constantly learn and adapt trading approaches
• Innovate by using one of the industry's most powerful trading platforms

Your Skills & Talents:

• Bachelor's, master's or PhD in applied math, engineering, statistical modeling, calculus, computer science, physics, economics, or related disciplines required
• Passion for the markets and a desire to seize investment opportunities
• Ability to think about the world systematically and quantitatively, as well as the ability to deal with uncertainty in a rigorous and statistical approach
• Interest in applying technology and/or quantitative skills to solve complex trading problems
• Experience with programming, scripting, and/or statistical software strongly preferred

Opportunities available in New York, Miami, and Greenwich.

In addition to weekly pay, interns may be eligible for a highly competitive sign-on bonus, housing stipend or covered living accommodations, company-sponsored travel, and a variety of on-site benefits, including access to on-site fitness and wellness amenities, catered meals, and social and networking events.

In accordance with applicable law, the base salary range for this role is $4,000 to $4,500 per week.

About Citadel

Citadel is one of the world's leading alternative investment managers. We manage capital on behalf of many of the world's preeminent private, public and nonprofit institutions. We seek the highest and best use of investor capital in order to deliver market leading results and contribute to broader economic growth. For over 30 years, Citadel has cultivated a culture of learning and collaboration among some of the most talented and accomplished investment professionals, researchers and engineers in the world. Our colleagues are empowered to test their ideas and develop commercial solutions that accelerate their growth and drive real impact.

For over 35 years, we’ve been helping the world’s preeminent institutions identify the highest and best uses of capital. Our innovative investment strategies and market-leading technology, backed by a global network of elite quantitative researchers, provide exceptional risk-adjusted returns that help our partners succeed.

With more than $67 billion in investment capital as of early 2026, Citadel is the world’s most successful hedge fund manager by net gains since inception. We operate at the intersection of finance and technology to capture undiscovered opportunities across global markets.

Citadel does business in every major financial hub, principally operating through five primary investment strategies—Equities, Fixed Income & Macro, Commodities, Credit & Convertibles, and Global Quantitative Strategies—and provides essential liquidity to the broader economy through its market-making affiliate, Citadel Securities.