Chicago Trading Company
Quant Trading Associate - Options Theory Intensive
$200K
Chicago, Illinois +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, United States - Experience
- No prior finance experience is necessary.
- Education
- Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree; all majors and concentrations welcome.
About the job
Participate in a five-day options theory program, with top performers eligible for a final-round interview for an entry-level Quant Trading Associate role supporting trading and quantitative teams.
What you'll do
- Identify trading opportunities through trade execution, strategy formulation, back-testing, data analysis, and derivatives modeling and pricing.
- Collaborate with traders, risk managers, software engineers, and quants; contribute to data-driven research for alpha generation.
- Build trading and quantitative skills through classroom learning, mock trading, and practical exposure.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree; all majors and concentrations welcome.
- Graduating between December 2026 and June 2027.
- Demonstrated record of success, such as academics or awards.
- Willing to relocate to Chicago, IL; program participants must attend January 4–8, 2027, and arrive the evening of January 3.
Nice to have
- Basic programming skills or willingness to learn Python.
- Strong quantitative and analytical abilities.
Pay
$200,000 — $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python
AI focus
The company explores and applies AI to enhance trading, engineering, and research workflows; AI tools may also be used to review and analyze applicant information during recruitment.
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