Summer Intern - Market Risk

Chicago - 125 S Franklin, USInternship2026-10-08 → 2026-11-10

Hybrid

Core

Support daily market risk monitoring for clearing members and build Python reports/tools for a derivatives clearinghouse.

Role type

Summer intern, market risk analyst

Builds

Python scripts and reports for risk monitoring

Domain

Financial services, derivatives clearing, market risk

Required skills

Python, Excel, statistics, securities markets knowledge, options knowledge

Preferred skills

SQL, Bloomberg, JIRA, Confluence

Responsibilities

Monitor clearing member positions and collateral using stress testing; Build or improve small Python scripts and reports using large data sets; Follow financial markets and share impact on member portfolios; Collaborate with Quantitative Risk and IT teams; Help with research, data pulls, and documentation; Present summer project findings

Seniority

Intern

About theocc

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provid