Service :

Amundi is Europe’s largest asset manager and a global leader in investment management. Within Amundi Institute, the Quantitative Research team plays a pivotal role in driving innovation and delivering advanced solutions to support investment strategies across all asset classes.

Our team is composed of quantitative researchers, each bringing diverse expertise from backgrounds such as quantitative analysis,  data science, and financial engineering. We specialize in developing cutting edge models, tools and methodologies. We focus on leveraging data, technology, and quantitative techniques to address complex challenges, optimize portfolio management, and explore new opportunities in financial markets.

Missions : 

The internship focuses on the development of innovative cryptocurrency trading strategies by analyzing market data and leveraging quantitative methods. This will be an opportunity to work on a cutting-edge research topic in the rapidly evolving world of digital assets and contribute to the creation of robust trading models.

We expect the following from this internship:

·        Conduct a literature review of existing models and methodologies for cryptocurrency valuation and trading strategies, as well as current trends in the crypto market.

·        Use NLP to create alternative data on cryptocurrencies.

·        Explore methods to price assets that lack traditional fundamentals by incorporating alternative data, such as sentiment analysis and blockchain metrics.

·        Build and backtest trading strategies for cryptocurrencies.

·        Document the various stages of the project, including the methodologies used and the results obtained, in a high-quality academic paper.

·        Provide innovative contributions to the field by presenting new insights and potential directions for future research.

Contribution of the internship : 

This internship offers a unique opportunity for the intern to gain hands-on experience in the dynamic and rapidly evolving field of cryptocurrency and quantitative finance. The intern will enhance their skills in designing and backtesting trading strategies, leveraging alternative data such as sentiment analysis, and exploring innovative methods to price assets that lack traditional fundamentals. Additionally, they will gain valuable experience in documenting their work in an academic-quality paper, contributing novel insights to the field. This internship will allow the intern to refine their technical and analytical abilities, collaborate with experienced quantitative researchers, and gain exposure to advanced tools and methodologies, all of which will be invaluable for their future career in finance or technology.

The company shall pay the intern a gratuity if the duration of the internship exceeds two consecutive months.

Education: university, business school, engineering

Specialisation : Computer Science, Mathematics, Modeling, Data Analysis

Strong interest in cryptocurrencies, English proficiency, programming proficiency, analytical mindset, scientific rigor, curiosity and learning agility

Python, SQL, Version control systems (Git), Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud), Blockchain Tools (blockchain explorers, APIs…), Linux/Unix