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4.4
  • 100 - 500 employees

Akuna Capital Graduate Programs & Internships

  • Trading

The Akuna Capital Story

Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data-driven solutions and automation. They specialise in providing liquidity as an options market maker – meaning they are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully they design and implement their own low-latency technologies, trading strategies and mathematical models. At Akuna, they have a flat structure, where the best idea wins.

Their Founding Partners, including our CEO Andrew Killion, first conceptualised Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened our first office in 2011 in Chicago, the heart of the derivatives & options industry. Akuna then expanded to Sydney in 2018 to be the centre of our Asian trading operations. They are currently trading HK, Korea, cryptocurrencies and US night markets and are excited about expansions into all the major Asian exchanges. They also have offices in Shanghai and Boston.

At Akuna, they believe that the people are the centre of everything they do. Their Sydney office has a start-up feel with around 200 people, which means you really get to know the team! They are expanding rapidly and looking for the best talent to join them on this journey. If you enjoy being part of smart, driven teams with real challenges to solve- this could be the place for you!

Recruitment Process

They like to keep it simple. The steps in your recruitment process are:

1. Think about what roles you’d be best suited for:

  • Trading Team - A successful trading applicant at Akuna is someone who has strong maths skills, is keen to learn about options market making, enjoys challenging peers in mock trading games & is open to taking risks and making quick decisions based on live market conditions.
  • Quantitative Team - Their Quantitative team at Akuna is split into Quant Traders, Quant Researchers and Quant Developers. A successful quant applicant at Akuna is someone who has both mathematic and coding skills. You will learn about data modelling, design trading strategies and explore new research topics through training, mentoring and real projects.
  • Development Team - A successful dev applicant at Akuna is someone who has strong coding skills and are able to advance their technical coding skills through real projects, learn about their internal systems, participate in code reviews, and is a creative problem solver. 

Everyone at Akuna is a great team player, communicator and is entrepreneurial- these are the skills they look for in our new hires too!

2. Apply online - answer a few questions and submit your resume to a role that interests you and is most suited towards your skill set.

3. Online testing - dependent on the role you apply for, you will be required to take a math-based test and/or coding challenge.

4. Technical Interview - successful applicants will then move on to a technical interview conducted over zoom with a team member from Akuna.

5. Final Round - successful applicants will progress to a series of final round interviews with a few members of the team, conducted over zoom or in-person.

Remuneration & Career Growth

Full-time compensation packages starting at $140K AUD + attractive bonus package.

They have an in-house barista (so free coffee). They run social poker competitions, office happy hours, have a fully stacked breakfast and snack room, host social events, go on company trips, have social clubs, and offer great training with their Akuna University.

Trader Training: You will begin with our 7-week Akuna Training Program, with lectures, projects, mock trading games and job shadowing. They will teach you all about market making, financial acumen, Options Greeks, risk management, their systems and of course - lots more. You will then rotate between desks within options, delta 1, currency and wholesale trader areas to find your best fit.

Developers & Quants: They always have new projects and look to bring on their juniors all throughout the year. As a junior, they will be paired with a mentor or will rotate between teams to work together on their first project, and they offer extensive training opportunities to learn about market making, their systems, and financial theories such as Options Greeks and Black Scholes methods.

Graduate Reviews

Overall Score
4.4
Overall score based on 13 reviews
They Score Best in…
8.9
Management
8.9
Training
8.8
Culture
8.8
Satisfaction
8.9
Management
8.9
Training
8.8
Culture
8.8
Satisfaction
What Graduates Say About Them
  • There's a really diverse range of backgrounds, so there's always an opportunity to have interesting conversations. The work itself is challenging and fun.
  • The people. Everyone is highly motivated and super intelligent.
  • I've been given the freedom to work on projects I find particularly interesting. As I’ve improved, I’ve been given more responsibility and trust, and it’s rewarding to know that I contribute significantly to the company.
  • Working with some of the smartest and most driven people. Unique insight into an opaque industry. Very intellectual culture. Decent Work-Life-Balance for "high finance"
  • Collaborative environment, interesting work, flat work hierarchy, meritocracy, well compensated
  • Weird/late hours sometimes.
  • Steep learning curve, intense work and high expectations can be challenging.
  • Intense atmosphere sometimes causes stress
  • A bit of a steep learning curve because you need to learn so much so quickly

Jobs & Opportunities

Locations With Jobs & Opportunities
  • Shelley Street
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Trades & Services

Graduate Success Stories


  • Graduate stories
Akuna is always looking for smart, driven problem solvers who are passionate in the work that Akuna does, so if you can show an interviewer that then you have a good shot.

Lumina

  • Graduate stories
Akuna is always looking for smart, driven problem solvers who are passionate in the work that Akuna does, so if you can show an interviewer that then you have a good shot.

Lumina

  • Graduate stories
I honestly had so much fun learning from, and working with, other employees at Akuna. I also made friends with some amazing interns and juniors. I have never met a group of people who are so ambitious and competitive, yet so supportive of each other.

Jodie Lee

  • Graduate stories
I honestly had so much fun learning from, and working with, other employees at Akuna. I also made friends with some amazing interns and juniors. I have never met a group of people who are so ambitious and competitive, yet so supportive of each other.

Jodie Lee

  • Graduate stories
Akuna is always looking for smart, driven problem solvers who are passionate in the work that Akuna does, so if you can show an interviewer that then you have a good shot.

Lumina

  • Graduate stories
Akuna is always looking for smart, driven problem solvers who are passionate in the work that Akuna does, so if you can show an interviewer that then you have a good shot.

Lumina

  • Graduate stories
I honestly had so much fun learning from, and working with, other employees at Akuna. I also made friends with some amazing interns and juniors. I have never met a group of people who are so ambitious and competitive, yet so supportive of each other.

Jodie Lee

  • Graduate stories
I honestly had so much fun learning from, and working with, other employees at Akuna. I also made friends with some amazing interns and juniors. I have never met a group of people who are so ambitious and competitive, yet so supportive of each other.

Jodie Lee

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Akuna Capital: The New Wave in Tech and Trading

Welcome to the new wave if tech in trading. As an options market maker, Akuna Capital helps ensure that the financial markets operates smoothly around the world.

Akuna Capital: The New Wave in Tech and Trading

Welcome to the new wave if tech in trading. As an options market maker, Akuna Capital helps ensure that the financial markets operates smoothly around the world.