Proprietary Trader

2 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Jobot Full time
Leading Proprietary Trading Firm - Seeking Quantitative Traders

About Us:
We are a premier proprietary trading firm focused on electronic options market making strategies. Our approach emphasizes data-driven decision-making and innovative problem-solving, allowing us to tackle the complexities of efficient markets. Our goal is to enhance and automate our trading strategies through collaboration among traders, developers, and data scientists.

Why Work With Us?
We cultivate a collaborative and team-centric environment. Our traders, developers, and operations staff work closely together, eliminating silos that can hinder performance. We encourage challenging conventional wisdom and testing assumptions rather than accepting them as facts. Every team member's input is valued, and significant changes can be initiated at any level.

Position Overview:
As a proprietary trader, your responsibilities will include:
  • Exercising excellent risk management and providing liquidity across various market conditions
  • Making informed, data-driven decisions and standing firmly by your judgments
  • Effectively communicating any discrepancies from expected outcomes
  • Prioritizing tasks that yield the majority of results while minimizing less impactful efforts
  • Learning and applying trading methodologies, gradually increasing your responsibilities from observation to trade execution

Qualifications:
We are looking for candidates who meet the following criteria:
  • 2-5 years of trading experience with a proven success record
  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related discipline
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Strong communication abilities
  • Excellent quantitative analysis skills
  • History of proactively addressing complex challenges
  • Capability to assume multiple responsibilities swiftly with a high level of operational excellence


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