What You’ll Do:
Valkyrie is searching for students who are passionate about the financial markets and looking to learn more about options market-making. During the one-week Boot Camp, you will go through Mock trading sessions and trading games to help build an understanding of what a day in the life of a trader is like at Valkyrie. You will learn how to successfully manage and execute a trading strategy through education courses and trading sessions. We aim to train our future junior traders to become desk leads quickly.
The Boot Camp will provide a first-hand look into Valkyrie and our approach to trading.
What You’ll Need:
- Expected graduation date between December 2026 and December 2027
- Willingness to work in-person, in Chicago on May 18-22, 2026
- Degree in mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science or equivalent
- Passion for the financial markets
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Entrepreneurial attitude with keen attention to detail
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to make split-second logical decisions in a high-pressure environment
- Competitive drive and the maturity to handle considerable responsibility
- Capability to quickly recover from mistakes
- Quantitative Analysis skills are a plus
- Programming experience preferred
What You’ll Get:
- Consideration for future full-time employment
- Training opportunities and continuing education
- Fully paid flights and housing
- Network opportunities with senior management and leaders
- Stipend
- Catered lunch, snacks, and beverages
- Group outings and company parties
- Casual dress environment
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.Apply for this job
