Job Description
CTC is a cutting-edge proprietary trading firm with a long-term vision and a clear focus on helping the world price and manage risk. Our fun and trusting culture inspires us to solve the industry’s most challenging problems and take calculated risks in a collaborative environment.
We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.
We are currently seeking a dynamic Financial Analyst Intern to join Chicago Trading Company (CTC)! As a Financial Analyst Intern, you will be challenged to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment and will play a significant role in the firm's daily financial operations. You will work on high-impact projects that will immediately contribute to the success of the company, complete financial analyses and reporting, and communicate with other finance staff throughout the day.
What You’ll Do As a Financial Analyst Intern, you will be immersed in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where you will play a crucial role in our daily financial operations. Your contributions will be both immediate and impactful. Throughout the summer, you will join our finance team, engaging in project work, conducting financial analyses and reporting, and maintaining regular communication with other finance staff. As part of the Summer Associate cohort, you will have the opportunity to learn and network with Quant Trading Interns and Software Engineering Interns.
- Analyze, monitor and report on the firm’s financial performance and condition.
- Assist in developing financial models and projections to support business strategies.
- Collaborate across CTC to provide service and support for the business’s financial. management activities, ensuring complete and accurate financial reporting.
- Break down strategic problems and analyze data to provide insights and recommendations.
- Prepare and document financial period analysis for financial information packages, such as monthly run-rate forecasts, quarterly forecast to actuals comparisons.
- Ensure financial results are well understood and clearly communicate their impact business outcomes.
What To Expect The internship program gives you insight into our culture and an inward look into what our business is all about. You will participate in two classroom learning experiences including: a week-long Basics of Options class and a multi-week class on the fundamentals of market making (Mock Trading). You will also attend planned social activities and talks from various business leaders to propel your professional growth and build your network with our employees and fellow interns. You will:
- Work in an impactful role mirroring that of a full-time Financial Analyst
- Get hands-on experience with financial analysis and exposure to our financial technology
- Have weekly one-on-one meetings with your manager to ensure you are progressing and learning throughout the program
- Receive mentorship from members of our finance team
- Experience a culture with a strong emphasis on teamwork and collaboration built through various educational and social activities
What It Takes For You To Be Successful - You have a desire to work in tandem with financial analysts, accountants, risk managers, and other experts to further our goal of providing world-class financial analysis
- You are driven and are an initiative-taking individual that only gets stronger as part of a collaborative team
- You love solving complex problems
- You are intellectually curious and like to challenge the status quo
- You can effectively communicate sophisticated ideas both written and verbally
- You have strong analytical skills
- You have basic programming skills or have the desire to learn
- No prior experience in finance is necessary, but a deep curiosity and hunger to learn about finance and financial analysis is crucial
Key Requirements - You are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field
- You will graduate between December 2025-June 2026
- You have a demonstrated record of success (academics, awards, volunteering, community service, etc.)
- You are willing to relocate to Chicago, IL for the summer
Why you should consider interning at CTC - Be part of a fast-growing, industry-leading global trading company
- Excellent support system to ensure your learning and development
- Experience innovation, teamwork, and fun while working in an intellectually stimulating environment
- Opportunity to work with and learn from forward-thinking leaders in our industry
- Competitive pay, free housing downtown Chicago, and free breakfast, lunch, and healthy snacks!
Our Benefits We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families so we offer outstanding benefits to support you both professionally and personally. These benefits include generous medical coverage, paid parental leave, free breakfast and lunch (plus healthy snacks, of course), wellness reimbursement, quarterly recharge days, and a variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience.
(Disclaimer: Interns and Contractors are not eligible for benefits at CTC) Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion At CTC, we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included, engaged and empowered. Where each of us feels we belong. We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us at info@chicagotrading.com. Note that emails sent to this email account for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
Job Tags
Full time, For contractors, Summer work, Immediate start, Relocation,