Chicago Trading Company
Quant Trading Associate - Options Theory Intensive
$200K
Chicago, IL +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois, United States - Experience
- No prior finance experience 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 an assessment that may lead to a final-round interview for an entry-level role supporting trading and quantitative teams through trade execution, strategy work, analysis, and derivatives modeling.
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 during the trading day.
- Contribute to data-driven research for alpha generation and learn trading and quantitative operations.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree and graduating between December 2026 and June 2027.
- Demonstrated record of success, such as academics or awards.
- Strong quantitative and analytical abilities; basic programming skills or willingness to learn Python.
- Willingness to relocate to Chicago, IL.
Pay
$200,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python
AI focus
The firm applies emerging technologies, including AI, to trading, engineering, and research workflows. Applicant information may also be reviewed by AI tools during recruitment.
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