Belvedere Trading
Quantitative Researcher - Entry Level 2027
$140K
Chicago, Illinois · On-site · Entry level · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in quantitative research in trading or a related field.
- Education
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Financial Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Sponsorship: Yes
About the job
Designs, tests, deploys, and monitors quantitative models and trading strategies for pricing, risk, execution, and market-making.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with traders to prioritize research hypotheses, interpret results, and turn findings into deployable strategies.
- Build and maintain tools for testing, backtesting, validating, and monitoring models and strategies.
- Monitor and improve models as market dynamics, data, and performance change.
What they ask for
- Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Financial Engineering.
- 2+ years of experience in quantitative research in trading or a related field.
- Strong proficiency in Python or C++ for model research, prototyping, and production implementation; experience with version control and collaborative development workflows.
- Experience with large datasets, statistical modeling, or algorithmic workflows.
Pay
USD 140,000–140,000 per year (salary)
Tools
Python, C++, Jupyter
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