About this internship
Optiver is hiring for an internship in quantitative finance, based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It starts in Summer 2027 and lasts 8 months. The employer published it on 1 July 2026. Applications go through Optiver's own careers site.
What the posting asks for
- Graduating in 2027 or 2029
- Tools mentioned: Python
How hard is it to get?
Our ease score for this internship is 35/100. It is an estimate from public signals (employer, desk, programme, city, how recent the posting is, number of openings), not an admission rate. The factors that weigh most:
- -16 Optiver is among the most selective employers
- -8 quant roles are among the most selective
- -7 open for 113 days: seats may be filling up
Key facts
- Employer
- Optiver
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Desk
- Quant
- Contract
- Internship
- Start
- Summer 2027
- Pay
- $70k–88k/yr (as stated in the posting)
- Duration
- 8 months
- Posted
- 1 July 2026
- Ease score
- 35/100 (estimate)
Facts taken from Optiver's careers site, checked every 3 hours. The full posting, and the application, are on the employer's site.