Trading Intern

Summary

Join Garda Capital Partners as a Trading Intern in Zug, Switzerland for 6 months in 2025. The candidate will support portfolio managers, implement solutions for trading and analytics systems, and be exposed to analytics used in trading.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in statistics, financial engineering, applied math, finance, computer science, or similar quantitative or technical discipline
• Exceptional quantitative & programming skills (Python & SQL)
• Knowledge and interest in financial markets
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Intellectual curiosity and motivation to innovate and improve

Responsibilities

• Support the macro trading team with economic research and market analysis
• Improve macro risk taking around economic cycles and specific data releases by producing data driven analytics
• Support the team’s research process, including model building, data collection and analysis, prototyping, back testing, and performance monitoring
• Evaluate sell side research for useful, repeatable insights
• Conduct original research project over the duration of the internship