A proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago is looking to bring on a Junior Quant Trader to help round out their experienced options market making team. Over the last 10+ years, they have built out a platform covering equites, commodities, and fixed income derivatives. This position would offer the opportunity to learn from some of the best traders in the industry while also giving you the autonomy to explore new ideas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Run and maintain existing strategies while constantly looking to find new ways to improve them
- Collaborate with other traders and researchers to develop new strategies
- Help develop new trading tools with the development team
- Stay up to date with current market and technology changes
Qualifications:
- 1+ YOE as a trader in the OMM space
- Experience using python for data analysis and tool development
- Strong understanding of options theory
- B.S./M.S. in a quantitative field (Math, Stats, Comp Sci, Physics)
