Senior Quant: Real-Time Options Market Making & Research

Trading Interview; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Breakfast & lunch provided

25 days leave

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Flexible research environment

Job summary

Maven Securities in London is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to lead projects that directly enhance trading performance. You will collaborate with researchers and traders across disciplines to develop innovative real-time trading models and low-latency solutions for exchange-traded options.

The role demands a strong background in applied mathematics or related fields, 3+ years in electronic options trading, and the ability to validate complex hypotheses on large datasets.

Qualifications

• PhD or track record in independent research in quantitative fields.
• 3+ years in finance, electronic options trading.
• Ability to develop and validate predictive trading models using large datasets.
• Collaborative bridge between developers and traders.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects impacting trading performance and model development.
• Develop real-time models for low-latency options trading.
• Collaborate with researchers and traders across disciplines.
• Share knowledge and mentor junior quants.

Skills

Advanced algorithms research

Predictive modeling

Large dataset analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Applied mathematics or related fields

PhD or independent research track record

Job description

Maven Securities in London is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to lead projects that directly enhance trading performance. You will collaborate with researchers and traders across disciplines to develop innovative real-time trading models and low-latency solutions for exchange-traded options.

The role demands a strong background in applied mathematics or related fields, 3+ years in electronic options trading, and the ability to validate complex hypotheses on large datasets.