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Preston Fore

One Wall Street firm is paying its Gen Z interns fresh out of college $8,600 a week—more than the typical American makes in nearly two months

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The battle for entry-level talent is getting expensive. And it’s starting before graduates even enter the workforce. Wall Street trading firm Susquehanna International Group is dangling an eye-popping offer for master’s and PhD interns: $8,600 a week—or $86,000 total over a 10-week summer program.

The postings are specifically for 2027 quantitative trader and quantitative research roles in its New York and Philadelphia offices, according to job listings.

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