Maven Securities
Senior Quantitative Researcher - Options Market Making
Chicago · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 4, 2024
- Experience
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in the financial industry, particularly electronic options trading.
- Education
- Academic degree in applied mathematics, computer science, statistics engineering, or physics.
About the job
Leads quantitative research projects to develop real-time pricing, volatility, and trading models for low-latency exchange-traded options market making.
What you'll do
- Develop real-time trading models and solutions for low-latency options trading systems.
- Research option pricing and volatility models, algorithm design, and alpha.
- Collaborate with researchers, traders, and developers to improve trading performance.
What they ask for
- Academic degree in applied mathematics, computer science, statistics engineering, or physics.
- At least 3 years of financial-industry experience, particularly in electronic options trading.
- Ability to research advanced algorithms, develop predictive models, and verify complex hypotheses using large datasets.
- Proactive interest in improving trading strategies and identifying opportunities.
Nice to have
- PhD or another track record in conducting independent research.
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