XY Capital Limited

Intern – Trading Analyst

Summary

XY Capital is a proprietary trading firm based in Hong Kong. We are an electronic market maker which is specialized in matching buy and sell orders on equities in over 10 Asian countries, relying on our proprietary quantitative models and trading systems.We aim to make the financial markets more efficient with our growing presence in the Asian markets, leading to improved liquidity and reduced execution costs for investors.

Job Description

With the investments we’ve made and growth in the firm, now is the time to be at XY Capital and we are looking for interns to join the team. You will participate in developing and testing trading strategies and performing market analysis to provide insight and feedback for sr. management.

Responsibilities:

• Work with traders and developers on creating and testing trading strategies
• Perform data analysis and prepare summary of findings
• Meet with CEO and traders weekly to review data
• Report to and be mentored by junior trader, who was also an intern
• Help set up new trading desks
• Ad hoc projects

Requirements: 

• Degree in Finance, Math, Economics, or Computer Science preferred
• Graduation year of 2020 or later
• GPA of 3.5 or above
• Willing to take an academic leave during the internship 
• Full-time only, part-time will not be considered
• Strong interest in finance, trading, and business news
• Programming skills (e.g. R, Python, Excel VBA) and experience in data science are expected
• Knowledge in fields related to statistical analysis (e.g. machine learning) is a plus
• Ability to work in a fast paced and highly collaborative environment 
• Strong command of spoken and written English 
• Self-starter that can lead and work independently

Visit our website: www.xycapitalgroup.com