Wolverine Trading
Systematic Options Trader
$150K–$200K
Chicago, Illinois · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; experience may involve conducting or guiding research on exchange market data and/or options pricing datasets.
About the job
Conduct research and shape trading algorithms and options-pricing signals for an exchange-listed options market-making desk.
What you'll do
- Influence the development of trading algorithms and research options-pricing signals to grow profitability.
- Define market-microstructure research initiatives and shape research infrastructure.
- Collaborate with software and hardware engineers to integrate research insights into production trading systems.
What they ask for
- 5+ years researching or guiding research on large exchange-market-data and/or options-pricing datasets.
- Track record of improving a systematic market-making desk or semi-systematic volatility trading desk.
- Exposure to and deep understanding of low-latency market-making technology and production integration of research.
- Deep knowledge of exchange infrastructure and microstructure; strong communication and collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- Strong background in statistics and/or linear algebra.
- Experience with C++ or a similar programming language.
Pay
approximately $150,000 - $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++
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