The board
- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Chicago - 125 S Franklin
- Posted
- Sep 18
To be considered for this position, applications and resumes are accepted only through our careers site by directly applying to the posted job. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or sales solicitations from staffing agencies. Any OCC employee wishing to submit a referral must do so through their Workday account. Any resume submitted outside of an active job posting will not be considered for employment.
INTERNS AND SEASONAL INTERNS ARE ELIGIBLE ONLY FOR PAID SICK LEAVE ACCRUED BASED ON HOURS WORKED. NO OTHER BENEFIT INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY STIPEND APPLY TO INTERNS OR SEASONAL INTERNS
Location: Chicago
Internship type: Seasonal intern (12 weeks, summer 2027)
Hybrid Work Program
OCC operates under a Hybrid Work Program which, absent an approved exception, requires employees to work from an OCC office at least 3 days per week.
What you'd do
- Assist in the model specification development and impact analysis.
- Work on PNL decomposition and backtesting exceedance attribution analysis.
- Work on model performance monitoring enhancements.
- Support other BAU or / and R&D research projects such as supporting model annual validation, model performance monitoring, and parameter and assumption review.
- Financial Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Finance, EconomicsTechnical Skills/Experience Desired
- Financial mathematics (derivatives pricing models, stochastic calculus, statistics and probability theory, advanced linear algebra).
- Econometrics, data analysis and machine learning techniques. Risk management Models.
- Financial products knowledge: good understanding of markets and financial derivatives.
- Basic programing skills: able to read and/or write code using a programming language (e.g., Python) in a collaborative software development setting.
- Problem-solving skills: be able to identify a problem's possible source, conduct study and provide reasoning in estimating severity and impact.
What they want
- CFA, FRM are not required but preferred
What you get
- The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education.
- In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
- We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on
- All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed.
About OCC
A World Class Clearing Organization 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.
- Starts
- 2026-09-18