Campus Quantitative Trader (Full-Time)

Jump Trading; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading firm in the City of London is seeking highly analytical individuals for trading roles, including quant trader and quant researcher. Ideal candidates will have strong mathematical skills, programming experience, and a passion for financial markets. The position offers comprehensive training and numerous benefits including medical and dental insurance, pension schemes, and paid parental leave.

Benefits

Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance

Travel Medical Insurance

Group Pension Scheme

Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes

Paid Parental Leave

Parking and Commuter Benefits

Qualifications

• Outstanding skills in probabilistic thinking and mathematical reasoning.
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets.
• Programming experience required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in mock trading sessions and poker training.
• Devise trading strategies across global markets.
• Work alongside trading teams.

Skills

Probabilistic thinking

Mathematical reasoning

Programming experience

Competitive spirit

Interest in financial markets

Education

Undergraduate or graduate program

Job description

Overview

Jump Trading is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incentivising collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organisations and universities to solve problems.

About the Role:

At Jump, our people contribute to trading teams in the following roles, or a blend of all three: quant trader, quant researcher, and quant developer. Quant Traders will get training in all of these areas, with a focus in trading and financial markets. You will also participate in mock trading sessions, poker training, and other modules designed to improve probabilistic thinking, risk-taking, and trader mindset.

You will then work alongside our trading teams to devise trading strategies across global markets.

Other duties as assigned or needed.

Who Should Apply?

We are seeking the sharpest analytical minds from top undergraduate and graduate programs.

• Outstanding skills in probabilistic thinking and mathematical reasoning
• Competitive spirit and uncommon drive to learn and improve
• Programming experience
• Appetite for risk-taking
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets

Reliable and predictable availability required.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS are encouraged to apply.

Benefits include:

• Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Travel Medical Insurance
• Group Pension Scheme
• Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes
• Paid Parental Leave
• Parking and Commuter Benefits