TransMarket Group
Junior Algorithmic Trader
Chicago, Illinois, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 3, 2026
- Experience
- Graduation between December 2026 and Spring 2027, or 1–2 years of pertinent industry experience.
- Education
- Pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in a technical field such as STEM or Finance.
About the job
Supports senior traders in developing, analyzing, and maintaining automated relative-value trading strategies and quantitative tools.
What you'll do
- Research and analyze high-frequency tick data and trading performance; conduct post-trade analyses and develop prediction models.
- Build and maintain quantitative model tools, analytics, automated trading software, and strategies.
- Learn automated trading, market microstructure, and object-oriented programming with senior traders.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in a technical field, with graduation between December 2026 and Spring 2027, or have 1–2 years of pertinent industry experience.
- Required coursework in Data structures, Probability, Statistics and Linear Algebra.
- Minimum major GPA of 3.5/4 or equivalent scale.
- Project or internship experience in data analysis, quantitative modeling and/or machine learning.
Nice to have
- Proficiency and experience in object-oriented programming languages, C++, Python and/or Java.
- Passion for markets, finance, and trading, demonstrated through activities such as personal trading, competitions, student groups, or internships.
Tools
C++, Python, Java, Linux
AI focus
Project or internship experience in machine learning is required; the role also involves developing prediction models.
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