Below are a few of the internship opportunities offered by our sponsor firms.  If you are interested in meeting with these firms and exploring internships, please register and submit your resume to resume@johnlothian.com.

 

Fidessa

Exceptional trading, investment and information solutions for the world’s financial community. 85% of the world’s premier financial institutions trust Fidessa to provide them with their multi-asset trading and investment infrastructure, their market data and analysis, and their decision making and workflow technology. Fidessa offers unique access to the world’s largest and most valuable trading community of buy-side and sell-side professionals, from global institutions and investment banks to boutique brokers and niche hedge funds. $10 trillion worth of transactions flow across their global connectivity network each year. Fidessa’s unrivalled set of mission-critical products and services uniquely serve both the buy-side and sell-side communities.

Client Delivery Management Summer Internship

Department Overview

This position will be part of the Fidessa internship program and as a function of the America’s Client Delivery Management group.

Client Delivery Management is responsible for maintaining client relationships, driving implementation of projects and other initiatives post contract. Based in New York with offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, and Canada, Fidessa’s Delivery Management Team is formed of an enthusiastic mix of people with strong technical, functional and client service skills. This department touches many aspects of business including client strategy, relationship management, business engagement, and project management.

Job Description

Fidessa is seeking a highly motivated individual who is looking for a challenging and varied role in a fast paced environment. The ideal candidate is currently in their junior year at college/university with a degree in Computer Information Systems or related field. Must be able to dedicate the majority of the summer to this internship experience. This position offers the opportunity to learn about the financial markets while sharpening your business and technical skills.

The key to successfully supporting such large complex environment is having intelligent tools that facilitate access to relevant data through aggregating large data sets and allowing easy and logical access to the right information. The Intern will be responsible for developing and maintaining SharePoint; one of the primary tools for the Delivery Management team. This will involve taking requirements from Delivery Managers, developing a plan based on those requirements, suggesting workflow improvements and implementing changes.

Responsibilities

• Gather and develop Business Requirements for the development of Delivery Management SharePoint Site
• Update & Organize information on the Delivery Management SharePoint Wiki pages
• Present SharePoint Changes to internal stakeholders and end users
• Create documentation such as user guides and help documents
• Other tasks as required 

Qualifications

• A self-starter with the ability to work well in a team oriented high paced environment with minimum supervision
• Solid web design background with particular interest/knowledge in the following areas:
  • Knowledge Organization (KO)
  • Workflow Analysis
  • Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Wiki Page Development
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Outstanding analytical & problem solving skills
• Working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems or related field
• Some knowledge of financial markets preferred
• SharePoint experience preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to manage and prioritize tasks with a sense of urgency
• Able to think creatively and propose options/solutions to challenges

2018 Summer Internship – Technical Support (New York or Chicago) 

Each year Fidessa offers a number of students the opportunity to develop their careers in a rapidly expanding business and is looking for driven, passionate, and diverse students like you to help Fidessa make an impact and create cutting edge applications used across the world. Fidessa can provide you with the opportunity to be a freethinker in a friendly, professional and innovative environment alongside like-minded colleagues. This is an excellent chance to join one of the leading software specialists in the exciting global finance and investment sector. Fidessa hires interns across various departments, including Software Development, Technical Support, Service Delivery, Trading, Finance, Human Resources and more.

Role Description
As a Fidessa Support intern, you will spend 10 weeks in either our New York City or Chicago office embedded within our Technical Support team. You will be involved in the design and coding of internal tools used by the team. Additionally, you may be involved in database query generation and data extraction/manipulation. 

What we are looking for

Fidessa is looking for Juniors who are currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree programs or current Masters students majoring in Computer Science or related fields. We want interns who have development or scripting fundamentals with experience in working in an Unix environment. Being able to communicate effectively is critical.

2018 Summer Internship – Technical Development (NY or Chicago)

Each year Fidessa offers a number of students the opportunity to develop their careers in a rapidly expanding business and is looking for driven, passionate, and diverse students like you to help make an impact and create cutting edge applications used across the world. Fidessa can provide you with the opportunity to be a freethinker in a friendly, professional and innovative environment alongside like-minded colleagues. This is an excellent chance to join one of the leading software specialists in the exciting global finance and investment sector. 

What We Look For

Fidessa is looking for Juniors who are currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree programs or current Masters students.

Technical Development 

Fidessa wants engineers to be exposed to the widest range of opportunities based on their skillset, so think of Technical Development as engineering track interview. If you’re successful down this track, you’ll land an opportunity in one of these teams:

• Core Development – Our software engineering team who code the applications of the Fidessa platform. Our engineers primarily apply their logic in langagues like C++ and sometimes Java.
• Service Delivery – Our software delivery team who code client enhancements & manage platform deployment. Our Delivery engineers engage in Java and a number of scripting languages.

 How does it work?

• Apply!
• We’ll email you a link to our Technical Development Tech Test in Hackerrank. You’ll be emailed a link to a 60 minute online test containing two coding questions.
• We tell you which roles you’ve unlockedin 3 business days.
• We’ll invite you to a video recording interview in SparkHire.
• You’ll engage with us in a CodePair through a Hackerrank to solve new coding challenges 1 on 1 with a hiring manager or a Technical Interviewover Skype.
• The final step is an interview conducted over Skype (as applicable).

2018 Summer Internship – Software Development

As a Fidessa Software Development intern, you will spend 10 weeks in our New York City office embedding within our Development team. You will be involved in the design, coding and testing of Fidessa’s most critical, real-time components using Fidessa’s infrastructure. We are looking for exceptional and self-motivated students who have strong problem solving skills. If you are interested in a dynamic and fast-paced environment where you work as part of a team, make an impact and get recognized for it, then Fidessa’s Software Development Internship experience is *the* opportunity for you!

Fidessa is looking for Juniors who are currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree programs or current Masters students majoring in Computer Science or related fields. We want interns who have strong development and technology fundamentals with experience programming with C++, Java, or C# and can communicate effectively to solve problems.

Fidessa’s 10 week internship program will provide you with meaningful work that will further your education and give you hands-on experience in your field.

2018 Summer Internship – Implementation Software Engineer

As a Fidessa Trading Platform Delivery intern, you will spend 10 weeks in either our New York City or Chicago office embedded within our Trading Platform Delivery team. You will be involved in Fidessa’s day-to-day operations, design and coding of internal tools utilized by the team, and client projects which will entail design, coding, testing changes to trading platforms. We are looking for exceptional and self-motivated students who have strong problem solving skills. If you are interested in a dynamic and fast-paced environment where you work as part of a team, make an impact and get recognized for it, then Fidessa’s Trading Platform Delivery Internship experience is *the* opportunity for you!

FIdessa is looking for Juniors who are currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree programs or current Masters students majoring in Computer Science or related fields. We want interns who have project programming experience, strong problem solving skills with experience in working in an Unix environment. Ability to work in teams and communicate effectively is critical.

Why should you join Fidessa?

Fidessa’s 10-12 week internship program will provide you with meaningful work that will further your education and give you hands-on experience in your field.

• Paid Internship for our New York, or Chicago or Boston office.
• Participate in New Hire Onboarding program that introduces you to Fidessa and the financial trading industry.
• Work on projects that enable you to add value to our business.
• Partner with mentors who will work closely with you every step of the way to answer questions, provide insight, and give feedback.
• Secure an opportunity to be considered for a full-time offer to join Fidessa upon graduation.

What are some of the perks of working at Fidessa?

• Gaming area to enjoy with your new friends and colleagues.
• Lunch & Learn and Speaker Series with free lunch.
• Various activities and outings. Last year included baseball games, city tours, Escape the Room, dinners, etc.
• Café/lounge area with water front views, views of Battery Park and Statue of Liberty in NY and Downtown Chicago.
• Fresh fruit and free soft drinks available daily.
• Smart casual dress code.
• Robust professional training program to lay the foundation for your future career.

Geneva Trading

Geneva Trading is a Principal Trading Firm with offices in downtown Chicago and Dublin, Ireland. They are committed to the ongoing development of their traders and employees. Their flat organizational structure and casual work environment encourages the exchange of new ideas. Finding bright individuals with drive to innovate has ultimately led to their continued success within the trading industry.

Quantitative Analyst Intern

Geneva Trading is seeking a Quantitative Analyst Intern to join one of our Algorithmic Trading Teams this summer. This is an excellent opportunity to work hands on with a successful trading team that provides growth and development.

As a Quantitative Analyst Intern at Geneva, this individual must have a methodical mindset, and the ability to apply analytic tools and techniques to provide a deeper understanding of risks and profitability to our trading opportunities. This person will answer questions for the Algorithmic Trading Team and provide direct action when time and information are limited. The Quantitative Analyst Intern will work directly with developers and traders on the Algo Trading Team.

About the Program:

This internship is paid hourly and will start as a 12 week commitment, and will have the opportunity to be extended with proven success. The hours will be flexible based on the selected individuals schedule, but ideally be on a set 15-20 hour per week schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Model, analyze, and optimize existing and new trading opportunities
• Answer questions for the trade desk, with the goal of providing imperfect information
• Develop and enhance tools to understand key drivers and indicators of profitability and risk
• Data mine for new trade opportunities
• Monitor and interact with live trading strategies

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related technical, or quantitative field, MS degree preferred
• Understanding of statistical methods and experience employing optimization libraries and statistical packages (e.g. R or Matlab) is a plus
• Programming skills in C++ and R or Python, and experience with kdb/Q is a plus
• Exposure to forecasting and data mining techniques, such as linear and non-linear regression analysis, neural networks or support vector machines
• Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative, and entrepreneurial environment
• Experience in or understanding of financial markets

IT Support Intern

Geneva Trading is seeking an IT Support Intern to for our Chicago, IL location. The ideal candidate is a student enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program preferably in an IT related field. Experience working with computers, software, and any scripting or programming skills is very helpful.

The hours will be flexible based on the student’s schedule, but ideally 15+ hours between the hours of 6:30 AM-5:00 PM, Monday thru Friday.

This internship is paid hourly and will start as a 12 week commitment, but will have the potential to be continued, as well as the possibility of becoming a full-time opportunity upon graduation.

Geneva Trading is continuing to grow as an organization and is always improving and developing news tools and technology to remain competitive in the trading industry.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in Bachelor’s or Master’s program in an IT related field
• Prior troubleshooting experience is ideal
• Must be able to identify, repair and replace hardware on a workstation
• Experience installing, removing, and modifying applications on Windows workstations
• Experience building out a computer is a plus
• Experience working with Windows and Linux is highly preferred
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills are essential

Computer Science Support Intern

Geneva Trading is seeking a Computer Science Support Intern for our Chicago location. The ideal candidate is a student enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program preferably in a Computer Science or IT related field. Experience working with computers, software, and any scripting or programming skills is very helpful.

The hours will be flexible based on the student’s schedule, but ideally 15+ hours between the hours of 6:30 AM-5:00 PM, Monday thru Friday.

This internship is paid hourly and will start as a 12 week commitment, but will have the potential to be continued, as well as the possibility of becoming a full-time opportunity upon graduation.

Geneva Trading is continuing to grow as an organization and is always improving and developing news tools and technology to remain competitive in the trading industry.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in Bachelor’s or Master’s program in a C.S. or IT related field
• Prior troubleshooting experience is ideal
• Experience working with Windows and Linux is ideal
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills are essential

Software Developer – Intern

Summary:

Geneva Trading is seeking a Software Developer Intern for our Chicago location. The ideal candidate is a student enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program preferably in a Computer Science or a related field. Experience working with C++, Python, C, kdb, and/or any scripting or programming skills is very helpful.

The hours will be flexible based on the student’s schedule, but ideally 20+ hours per week between the hours of 6:30 AM-5:00 PM, Monday thru Friday.

This internship is paid hourly and will start as a 12 week commitment, but will have the potential to be continued, as well as the possibility of becoming a full-time opportunity upon graduation and proven success. 

Geneva Trading is continuing to grow as an organization and is always improving and developing news tools and technology to remain competitive in the trading industry. 

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in Bachelor’s or Master’s program in a C.S. or related field
• C++ development skill a major plus
• Analytical mindset
• Ability to manage numerous software development priorities with ease
• Heavy attention to detail (fastidious); broad picture view as well
• Experience working with Windows and Linux is a plus
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills are essential

HC Technologies

HC Technologies, LLC (formerly known as Henning-Carey Proprietary Trading, LLC) is an algorithmic proprietary trading firm principally located in Chicago. We unite talented individuals with innovative technology and robust risk management to identify trading opportunities within the global marketplace. We are a premiere trading firm with varied investment approaches in diverse asset classes.

Software Development Intern

If you are interested in getting experience with high-frequency trading technologies in a fast-growing firm, you will join our core-team, work on challenging projects and solve very interesting problems. While you are completing your work, you will be exposed to a distributed systems, networking optimizations, advanced communications and fast real-time decision making system.

Your mission will be to design, implement some parts of our software while working with a team of seasoned engineers. You will need to be close to finish your degree (in computer science or related field). You must have strong hands-on programming skills (C++ is preferred), great communication skills and exceptional critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

Marquette Partners

Marquette Partners is a leading proprietary trading firm that trades a variety of asset classes on every major exchange across the globe. Headquartered in Chicago, Marquette has over twenty five years of experience in cultivating talented trading professionals that embrace the entrepreneurial spirit. We offer capital, infrastructure, and clearing relationships that are crucial to success in the trading industry. By utilizing a wide variety of trading styles, combined with cutting-edge technology and metrics, Marquette Partners has been able to recruit and develop an exceptional group of professional traders dedicated to maximizing their full potential.

We offer capital, infrastructure, and clearing relationships that are crucial to success in the trading industry. By utilizing a wide variety of trading styles, combined with cutting-edge technology and metrics, Marquette Partners has been able to recruit and develop an exceptional group of professional traders dedicated to maximizing their full potential.

Quantitative Research Intern

As Quantitative Research intern, you will work primarily with large amounts of high-resolution, high-frequency historical data sets and use a variety of statistical methods to optimize trading strategies. You will work closely with traders on testing, optimizing, and implementing new trading ideas as well as improving existing trading models and validating their real-life performance against those predicted by the model.

The ideal candidate

• should be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (computer science, engineering, physics, mathematics) from a top university. 
• should possess proven quantitative analysis skills: analyzing large datasets; building statistical models; back-testing; optimization.
• should have a strong understanding and experience with practical application of statistics: hypothesis tests, confidence levels, simulation.

Preferred qualifications:

• Software development / programming experience with languages such as C, C#, C++, or Java
• Experience with Excel and VBA
• Experience with relational databases, SQL, and time-series databases
• Familiarity with Bloomberg and/or Reuters 

Nasdaq

Nasdaq is a global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. Nasdaq is the creator of the world’s first electronic stock market, and its technology powers more than 90 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world’s securities transactions. It is home to more than 3,900 listed companies with a market value of approximately $12 trillion and approximately 18,000 corporate clients.

NASDAQ’s Summer Internship Program provides college students with high level access and experience in the financial technology industry. Our interns leave our 10 week program with project work, exposure to strategic analysis and an opportunity to think innovatively about our business. NASDAQ’s Internship experience is designed to provide an unparalleled opportunity to gain experience with the goal of hiring our interns into various roles throughout our global organization upon graduation.

Are you…

• Highly motivated with evidence of intellectual curiosity and creativity
• Energized by a heavy workload and tight deadlines
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experienced or majoring in Economics, Finance or Business Administration areas

Details…

• 10 weeks full time paid internship from June -August
• Interactive seminars
• Development and training opportunities

Global Information Services Intern

Global Information Services brings together NASDAQ’s scalable technology, product development expertise, and robust distribution channels to provide extensive market insight to our clients and customers.

Typical Internship Roles under Global Information Services:

• Product Development
• Market Data Services/Analyst
• Information Service Financial Planning & Analyst
• Index Research
• Sales Support
• Project Management

Global Market Technology Intern

NASDAQ’s Summer Internship Program provides college students with high level access and experience in the financial technology industry. Our interns leave our 10 week program with project work, exposure to strategic analysis and an opportunity to think innovatively about our business. NASDAQ’s Internship experience is designed to provide an unparalleled opportunity to gain experience with the goal of hiring our interns into various roles throughout our global organization upon graduation.

Typical Internship Roles under Global Market Technology:

• Technical Support Analyst
• Sales and Marketing Support
• Business Analyst

Global Trading & Market Services Intern

Global Trading & Market services support the entire lifecycle of a trade, from pre- to post-trade risk management, access and connectivity, data, compliance and reporting and clearing. We bring buyers and sellers together in an open and transparent environment across all asset classes.

Typical Internship Roles under Global Trading & Market Services:

• Market Operations, Business Analytics
• Client Services, Global Market Operations
• Sales
• Project Coordinator
• Global Trading & Market Services, Sales Support
• Financial Planning and Analyst
• Securities Operations
• Global Equities, Business Analysis and Reporting

Listing Services Intern

Global Listing Services is dedicated to providing listed companies with unmatched customer service, visibility and market intelligence. Its focus is to establish NASDAQ as the number one choice among global stock exchanges for listed companies with publicly traded securities.

Typical Internship Roles under Listing Services

• Sales Support
• Listing Services
• Nordic Listing Services

National Futures Association

The National Futures Association  is the industrywide, self-regulatory organization for the U.S. derivatives industry, providing innovative and effective regulatory programs. Designated by the CFTC as a registered futures association, NFA strives every day to safeguard the integrity of the derivatives markets, protect investors and ensure Members meet their regulatory responsibilities.

Compliance Intern

The National Futures Association is looking for a Compliance Intern in Chicago whose main responsibility will be to assist the Compliance department with its core functions of examinations, investigations and financial surveillance of NFA Members.  The Compliance Intern will attend various internal training classes and assist with other special projects as neccessary.  The Intern will also interact with the investing public, senior staff and NFA Member firms.

Requirements:

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Working towards NFA’s Compliance Examiner requirements of 9 hours of Accounting, including na Intermediate Accounting class
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; detail-oriented
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be professional, mature and reliable
• Travel may be required
• Bachelors degree or expects to graduate within one year of completing the internship
• Ability to work full-time

John Lothian News

John Lothian News is looking for  summer interns to help with daily newsletter publications, website updates and event organizations.  This person will have a background in English, Journalism or a business related field.  The ideal candidate has a passion for writing, story-telling and communicating.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop HTML communications of newsletters, emails, web landing pages, website pages, and other communication channels.
• Support team in event, mobile, social, product, email marketing and advertising.
• Work closely with reporters, marketing, and business development staff to align marketing goals with day to day operations.
• Experience with web design optimization for SEO as it relates to SEO best practices
• Willingness to work remotely after business hours and on weekends

• Talented reporter, writer and editor
• Enjoys working with people
• Experience in interactive marketing communications with technical and design experience in Photoshop, HTML, CSS, web technologies
• Experience in email marketing, marketing automation and website creation
• Ability to work on multiple projects effectively and set realistic expectations
• Ability to work in ever-changing and growing environment
• Results driven, takes initiatives, and big picture thinker