Quantitative Trader

6 hours ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Quanta Search Full time
Senior Quantitative Trader

Our client, a leading player in the derivatives industry, is seeking an experienced Senior Quantitative Trader to join their highly profitable options market-making desk. As a key member of the trading team, you will be responsible for driving the profitability of the desk through your expertise in quantitative research, trading, and risk management.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement quantitative trading strategies to capitalize on short and medium-term opportunities in volatility market making.
  • Conduct research and experiments to improve existing strategies and deploy new strategies that monetize opportunities in a constantly evolving market environment.
  • Take a leadership role in problem or opportunity identification to drive and own strategies and PNL.
  • Build data-based tools and workflows to further systematize our approach to trading and risk management.
  • Apply quantitative research and modeling to solve core problems in order to set us up for adaptability and innovation in the medium to longer term.
Requirements:
  • Advanced quantitative trading knowledge and intuition with a demonstrated track record within the derivatives industry.
  • Direct market experience including ownership of PNL and risk management.
  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills including a solid foundation of statistics knowledge.
  • Proficiency in Python and ability to use SQL to manipulate large datasets and build lightweight tools for analysis.
  • History of success working in a team-first environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to take your own ideas or those of others and elevate them into tangible actions and results.

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual who is passionate about quantitative trading and risk management. If you are a team player with a strong analytical mindset and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to our team, we encourage you to apply.

Thank you for considering this opportunity with Quanta Search.


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