Virtu Financial Expands its Women’s Winternship Program to Europe
Virtu Financial (Nasdaq:VIRT) has expanded its Women’s Winternship program to Europe, following its success in the U.S. This initiative aims to introduce first- and second-year female undergraduates to careers in financial services. The European program will be virtually hosted and begins accepting applications for January 2022. Virtu’s CEO, Douglas Cifu, expressed confidence in the program's potential, highlighting the success of previous participants in transitioning to full-time roles. The initiative aligns with Virtu’s commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- Expansion of the Women's Winternship program to Europe, enhancing talent acquisition.
- Successful track record in the U.S. with many Wintern alumni transitioning to full-time positions.
- Focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion aligns with current corporate social responsibilities.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virtu Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:VIRT), a global market maker, broker and leading provider of global financial services technology, today announced the expansion of its successful US Women’s Winternship program with the launch of a dedicated European chapter.
Like Virtu’s US Women’s Winternship, the new European edition is a multi-day program aimed at introducing European-domiciled first- and second-year undergraduate students to a career path in the financial services industry. The virtually-hosted Women’s Winternship has already begun accepting applications and is scheduled for January 2022.
“Initiated over three years ago, the US Women’s Winternship has proven incredibly beneficial for the firm and Winterns alike,” said Douglas Cifu, CEO Virtu Financial. “We are excited to see this early talent identification program continue its evolution and build a European-specific pipeline of exceptional female candidates. In the US, numerous Virtu Wintern alums have also participated in our summer internship program and converted to full-time hires―we believe the European program will be as successful.”
Winternship Europe 2022 will feature an engaging curriculum, panel discussions and programming-related challenges and group projects. Upon completion, participants will not only have a more comprehensive perspective of potential roles at Virtu and the financial markets overall, but also experience the firm’s culture of collaboration and innovation.
The Women’s Winternship program is part of Virtu’s broader commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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About Virtu Financial
Virtu is a leading provider of financial services and products that leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to its clients. Leveraging its global market making expertise and infrastructure, Virtu provides a robust product suite including offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. Virtu’s product offerings allow clients to trade on hundreds of venues across 50+ countries and in multiple asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income and myriad other commodities. In addition, Virtu’s integrated, multi-asset analytics platform provides a range of pre and post-trade services, data products and compliance tools that clients rely upon to invest, trade and manage risk across global markets.
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