Jobs for quantitative research at Chicago

ABOUT CUBIST Cubist Systematic Strategies is one of the world’s premier investment firms. The firm deploys systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by our unparalleled access...

Start-date: ASAP || Work model: On-site The role We have partnered with a range of Trading Firms and Hedge Funds of different sizes looking for new talent. Our partner firms range from small to enterprise sized businesses (between 15-1000 FTE) undertaking both HFT and MFT in traditional markets and the digital asset space. In Chicago, our partners have...

Our formula for success is to hire exceptional people, encourage their ideas and reward their results. As a Quantitative Researcher, you will develop mathematical models using advanced statistical learning methods to build automated trading strategies across multiple asset classes. Our research team collaborates on idea generation and strategy development,...

As a Quantitative Researcher, your focus is on identifying trading opportunities, but you can add even more value with strong quantitative skills and some coding proficiency to accelerate the innovation process and help others leverage your work.    By working on a variety of projects with different collaborators over a six-month period, you’ll gain new...

About Akuna: Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design...

Director - Quantitative Research Quantitative Research Consultancy · Chicago, Illinois At a glance Who: Quantie who has a killer skillset of being a seller /doer/ mentor with at least 7yrs exp (including 3+ yrs at a research agency) What: Lead high-stakes quantitative research projects, identify and win new business opportunities, build key accounts into...

Optiver is growing our Systematic Volatility Trading team and looking for an exceptional Quantitative Researcher to join us in the early stages. This is a rare opportunity to help define the direction of a fully automated options trading strategy, leveraging cutting-edge research to drive performance and profitability. What you’ll do As a Quantitative...

Senior Quantitative Researcher - Options Market Making  Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm deploying its own capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Backed by deep expertise in trading, technology, and research, we are relentlessly focused on improving liquidity across global listed derivatives. Through...

  ABOUT CUBIST Cubist Systematic Strategies, an affiliate of Point72, deploys systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by our unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly...

Our formula for success is to hire exceptional people, encourage their ideas and reward their results. As a Quantitative Research Intern you will have an opportunity to solve challenging problems arising in a trading environment while utilizing the latest statistical scientific algorithms, machine learning techniques and derivatives pricing theory.  The...

What You’ll Do:   At Valkyrie, Quantitative Researchers are expected to apply their quantitative skill set to solve challenging problems in financial modeling, algorithm development, and system optimizations. In this role, you will have an opportunity to work with traders and software developers in a highly collaborative environment to improve...

IMC is looking for experienced quantitative researchers to develop systematic futures trading strategies. Candidates will join a well-resourced effort combining IMC’s extensive options trading expertise with systematic strategies in the underlying futures market. Candidates will be responsible for performing large scale data analysis, utilizing modern...

Aquatic was founded with a shared passion for tackling some of the most complex challenges in one of the world’s most competitive arenas—global financial markets. From the very beginning, we have been driven by a deep commitment to applying cutting-edge scientific research and technological innovation to deliver unparalleled performance. Our journey is...

Senior Quantitative Researcher - Options Market Making Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm deploying its own capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Backed by deep expertise in trading, technology, and research, we are relentlessly focused on improving liquidity across global listed derivatives. Through...

The Opportunity Mesirow is an independent, employee-owned financial services firm founded in 1937. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices around the world, we serve clients through a personal, custom approach to reaching financial goals and acting as a force for social good. With capabilities spanning Private Capital & Currency, Capital Markets & Investment...

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Quantitative Researcher to join our dynamic research team. The ideal candidate will have deep experience curating and analyzing a broad range of trading-related data sources—including traditional market data, fundamental datasets, and other vendor-supplied information. This role will contribute to the...

Role Quantitative Researcher for a new team focused on systematic corporate bond and credit derivatives strategies. Responsibilities Independently conduct quantitative research, adopting a rigorous approach and using statistical and structural models Contribute to all aspects of the research and production process, including implementation of fitting...

The Group: The Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies develops thought leadership on retirement issues, including studying workplace retirement plans and the people saving for retirement or drawing down assets. The group also works on policy activities that support investor interests, and monitors changes in legislation and regulation that...

Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design and...

Sunrise Futures is looking to hire a highly talented Quantitative Researcher/Strategy Developer to join our team. The Role: Working collaboratively with the technology and business teams to develop an understanding of complex financial markets, products, and strategies Analyzing financial market data to identify patterns and potential...