AQR

2027 Trading Analyst

AQR$145K — $155K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • December 2026 or Spring 2027 graduate seeking a career in financial services
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong commitment to intellectual integrity and collaboration
  • Detail-oriented with strong multitasking abilities

Responsibilities

  • Analyze trading costs, market structure, and liquidity
  • Investigate the impact of macroeconomic events on markets
  • Build analytical tools to enhance trading execution
  • Work with large datasets to uncover patterns and insights
  • Collaborate on projects involving traders, portfolio managers, and tech teams

Benefits

  • Hands-on experience working directly with experienced traders and portfolio managers
  • Opportunity to learn by engaging in real-world trading problems
  • Exposure to various asset classes and market dynamics
  • Collaboration with a team-focused environment fostering intellectual curiosity
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth within the financial services industry
Full Job Description
Your Role

As a Trading Analyst, you'll work alongside our traders on projects that directly support the investment process across global markets. You'll analyze trading activity, study market structure and liquidity, investigate how news and geopolitical events influence prices, and help improve how we execute systematic investment strategies.

This is a hands-on role where you'll learn by doing-working with experienced traders, portfolio managers, researchers, and technologists on real problems that matter every day.

You'll have opportunities to:
  • Analyze trading costs, market structure, and liquidity across asset classes.
  • Explore how macroeconomic events, earnings, policy decisions, and geopolitical developments impact markets.
  • Build analytical tools and perform research to improve execution and trading decisions.
  • Work with large datasets to identify patterns, test hypotheses, and generate actionable insights.
  • Collaborate closely with portfolio managers, researchers, and technologists on projects spanning the investment process.

What Makes a Great Trading Analyst

We're looking for intellectually curious, collaborative people who are passionate about financial markets and excited to learn.

Successful analysts typically:
  • Are fascinated by global markets and naturally follow financial, economic, and geopolitical developments.
  • Enjoy understanding why markets move and how news is reflected in prices, volatility, and liquidity.
  • Have a genuine interest in market structure, trading, and liquidity across multiple asset classes.
  • Are collaborative team players who communicate well, ask thoughtful questions, and enjoy learning from others.
  • Believe the best answers come from data. They enjoy testing hypotheses and using data science to solve real-world trading and investment problems. Whether through programming, AI-assisted tools, or other analytical approaches, they are motivated by finding evidence-based solutions rather than relying on intuition alone.
  • Take ownership, bring a positive attitude, and are eager to contribute to the success of the team.

What You'll Bring
  • December 2026 or Spring 2027 graduate with a desire to work in the financial services industry
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Commitment to intellectual integrity, self-drive, maturity, and ability to collaborate
  • Detail-orientation, ability to multi-task

The salary range for this role is expected to be $145,000 to $155,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is accurate for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, depending upon factors such as skills, experience, location, or other business and organizational needs. This wage range may also be modified in the future.

About AQR

AQR Capital Management is a global investment management firm that specializes in quantitative strategies. The firm was founded in 1998 by a group of former Goldman Sachs executives, including Clifford Asness, David Kabiller, and John Liew. AQR's investment approach is based on rigorous research and data analysis, and the firm offers a range of investment products, including mutual funds, hedge funds, and separately managed accounts. AQR is known for its innovative investment strategies, including its pioneering work in the field of factor investing. Today, the firm manages over $186 billion in assets for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals around the world.
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