PEAK6 - Trading Experience for Women (2021 Internship)
Chicago, IL 
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Posted 17 months ago
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Job Description

PEAK6 has taken their passion for the markets and created a unique trading experience designed to introduce women to the trading industry. Our Trading Experience is designed to encourage smart, ambitious, collaborative women to break the mold. Weve heard all the myths about tradingtoo cutthroat, too intense, too riskyand we know thats not the case at PEAK6. Investing in women is a winning trade, and there are not enough female traders in the field yet. We are changing that.

Our Trading Experience will introduce you to the basics of trading, help you see how empowering trading can be, and help you develop key skills that youll leverage in any industry. You will experience a fast paced, risk-seeking environment where you're trading based on instant news (even using Twitter and TikTok to help form ideas!). What better way to give you the knowledge and exposure of being a trader than for you to experience it yourself. No prior knowledge or experience? No problem. In fact, it is welcome.

You can expect the Trading Experience to include:

  • Working on an impactful project from concept to delivery, and presenting your work to senior leadership, end users, and stakeholders of the organization
  • Skill development in learning how to take calculated risks and decision making by executing trades and playing various risk-taking games
  • Watching the markets and forming opinions based on current news
  • Weekly poker sessions hosted by traders to tie in trading concepts
  • Comprehensive mentorship and feedback process that includes dedicated 1:1 mentors, scheduled feedback cycles, and weekly 360-degree feedback of the program
  • Learning advanced option theory and the basics of volatility trading
  • Collaborating with, learning from, and articulating your ideas and strategies to senior trading partners, team members, and supporting departments
  • Rotating with and pitching trade ideas to traders
  • Exposure to other PEAK6 business lines and ventures to enhance career perspective.
  • Multiple opportunities to hear and learn from influential women in the FinTech space, including some of our own employees and leaders
  • Defined experience timeline and structured program, from start to finish to ensure a maximum experience
  • Company sponsored events including social, team-building, and experiential programs


Requirements

You will gain loads of experience in our Trading Experience, but before you do you should have:

  • Junior standing (graduating between December 2021 June 2022)
  • Curiosity to learn and driven to improve
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
  • Demonstrated leadership ability
  • Ability to thrive in collaborative environments
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills

Due to the unprecedented situation of COVID-19, PEAK6 has decided to protect our current and future employees by managing our business remotely. This is inclusive of interviewing, onboarding and each role day-to-day. Please consider that our roles will not be remote long-term and will return to an office setting once we're safe to do so following the guidance of local health authorities and the CDC.

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Position No Longer Available
Position Summary
Company
1871 Member Companies
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Type
Full Time
Period of Employment
Open
Type of Compensation
Paid
College Credits Earned
No
Tuition Assistance
No
Required Student Status
Open
Preferred Majors
Other
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