Geneva Trading Interview Guide

Geneva Trading is a principal trading firm that trades its own capital, with more than 25 years in the listed derivatives markets. It was co-founded in Dublin in 1999.

It makes markets, drawing on relative value, algorithmic and discretionary trading. Geneva trades dozens of markets, from OTC energy to equity index futures, and its homepage lists energy, fixed income, agriculture, foreign exchange, metals, environmental products, equity index and digital assets.

In 2010 Mercury Holdings merged with Geneva, and the two combined their technology into one automated trading platform. Rob Creamer, President and CEO since 2010, joined Geneva as a trader in 2001.

The offices are at 190 South LaSalle Street in Chicago, La Touche House in Dublin's International Financial Services Centre, and 78 Cannon Street in London.

Summer Internship Program

The internship is ten weeks, full time and paid, and Geneva calls it a proven path to full-time roles.

Interns work on trading projects tied to Geneva's own problems and learn how futures trading and its proprietary technology fit together. You get chances to shadow trading teams and weekly meetings with managers, mentors and campus support staff, and you finish with a presentation to stakeholders.

Intern postings live on 5 Nov 2026

• C++ Developer (Intern), core development team, Chicago. Asks for excellent C++, data structures, algorithms and object-oriented programming, plus exposure to TCP/IP network programming and multi-threaded code. Expected to close 23 Nov 2026.
• Python Developer Intern, DevOps team, Chicago. Asks for a strong grasp of Python, data structures and algorithms. Expected to close 23 Dec 2026.
• Trade Support Engineer Intern, systems reliability engineering, Chicago. For bachelor's or master's students in IT or a similar field, with scripting in Python, PowerShell or Bash. Python is highly preferred. Expected to close 23 Nov 2026.
• Systems Support Analyst Intern, Chicago. A 15-week, part-time, on-site apprenticeship in desktop and general IT support, open to associate's or bachelor's students in IT or a similar field. Expected to close 23 Nov 2026.

None of the four is a trading role. Geneva tells students to watch for intern roles in Trading, Technology and Corporate, so keep checking its job board if you want a trading seat.

The C++ posting wants you enrolled in a bachelor's or master's in computer science or a related field. As of 5 Nov 2026 it also lists graduation dates between April 2024 and August 2026 as a requirement. Geneva's campus page sends recent graduates with eligibility questions to its Campus Recruiter. If your dates fall outside that window, ask before you rule yourself out.

The C++ posting says interns use agentic AI coding tools such as Claude Code to find their way around the codebase, automate routine work like tests and lint fixes, and speed up feature work. If you already work this way, put it on your CV.

Graduate Junior Discretionary Trader, Dublin

Geneva labels roles for recent graduates "Junior", so look for that word on its job board.

As of November 2026, the Dublin role is a mentorship programme in the Dublin office, and it needs no prior trading experience. You trade your own account inside a global team of individual traders.

Training is structured and hands-on. You shadow senior traders and get daily guidance on the futures markets from Geneva's most profitable discretionary traders. By the end of the programme, Geneva says you should be able to capture edge on its low-latency proprietary platform and trading tools.

The five steps at the top of this page are the ones Geneva publishes for its summer internship. It says the number and length of the interviews vary somewhat.

As of 5 Nov 2026, the campus page lists no events. You can email the Campus Recruiter to ask Geneva to visit your school.

Graduate trader application form

As of November 2026, the CV upload on the Dublin form is optional. Two screening questions are required:

• A multiple-choice question on whether you have taken part in competitive activities such as poker, games of chance or strategy, or professional video gaming.
• A written answer on a significant setback or loss: how you handled it and what you learned.

With the CV optional, put your effort into the setback answer. Pick a loss that mattered to you and say what you changed after it.

If it applies to your role, Geneva sends a technical assessment through HackerRank at the CV review stage. Pass it and the recruiting team reviews you further.

Your score counts again later. Hiring managers review it with the phone screen evaluation and your application before they invite you to interview.

The campus page does not say which roles get the test or what it covers. The C++ and Python intern postings both ask for data structures and algorithms, so that is where we would start.

The Campus Recruiter sets up a 15-minute phone screen to get to know you. Hiring managers read the evaluation from that call, with your assessment score and application, before they invite you to interview.

First-round interviews are with Geneva's mid and senior level staff, and trading and technology interviews may include a live technical part. The campus page does not say what that part covers.

The graduate trader posting wants people who stay calm under pressure, adapt when conditions change fast and keep a sharp focus. Its ideal candidate has done something competitive under pressure, such as trading, gaming, poker or athletics.

It lists what a trader needs:

• Perseverance: getting through losses and setbacks, and learning from your mistakes.
• Emotional control: managing fear and greed.
• Routine and discipline: regular market analysis, trading goals and sticking to risk management.

Geneva's quant trader posting is an experienced hire for its growing Dublin market-making team, and its ideal candidate has worked at a prop firm. It asks for statistics, probability and optimisation, and lists trading competitions, maths contests, competitive gaming or poker as a plus.

Does Geneva Trading have a graduate programme?

Yes. As of November 2026, the Graduate Junior Discretionary Trader role in Dublin is a mentorship programme with structured futures training, and it needs no prior trading experience. Geneva labels roles for recent graduates "Junior".

Where is the Geneva Trading internship, and how long is it?

The summer internship is ten weeks, full time and paid. Intern postings live on 5 Nov 2026 include four Chicago roles: C++ development, Python DevOps, trade support and systems support. The systems support role is a 15-week part-time apprenticeship.

What is the Geneva Trading online assessment?

A HackerRank technical assessment, sent at the CV review stage if it applies to your role. Pass it and the recruiting team reviews you further. Hiring managers also review your score, with the phone screen evaluation and your application, before they invite you to interview.

How many interview rounds does Geneva Trading have?

For the summer internship: a 15-minute phone screen with the Campus Recruiter, first-round interviews with mid and senior level staff, then final interviews with a hiring manager. Geneva says the number and length of interviews vary somewhat, and you get a decision within two weeks of the final.

What maths does Geneva Trading test?

The campus page does not list question types. It says trading and technology interviews may include a live technical part. Geneva's experienced-hire quant trader posting asks for a solid grasp of statistics, probability and optimisation.

When does Geneva Trading recruit interns?

Geneva says it starts recruiting for its summer internship on 1 September each year. Of the Chicago intern postings live on 5 Nov 2026, three are expected to close on 23 Nov 2026 and the Python one on 23 Dec 2026.