A leading proprietary trading firm in Chicago is looking for a Quantitative Researcher with a market making background to join their team. You will be joining an established team of traders, researchers, and engineers, with an extensive track record of success, to collaborate on researching and developing new and existing systematic strategies. They are targeting someone who can make an immediate impact on PnL and can offer a very competitive payout structure.
What you will do:
- Be responsible for researching and designing new trading strategies
- Work closely with traders and engineers to optimize existing models
- Test models against historical data
Qualifications and experience:
- 3+ years experience working at an Options Market Maker
- Exceptional mathematical modeling, statistics, and problem solving skills
- Significant experience in idea generation, research, and development
- Master's in a Quantitative Field (Stats, Math, CS, etc)
