Graduate Quant Trader: Build Automated Options Strategies

Vesting; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Profit sharing

29 vacation days

Well-being allowance

In-house meals

Monthly drinks

Bicycle plan

NS Business Card

Work from abroad

Job summary

All Options offers a Graduate Quantitative Trader program a six‑month training track combining advanced theory with hands‑on market‑making experience. You will master options theory, trading systems, and tools through lectures and shadowing sessions led by experienced traders.

You will contribute to research or development projects on your desk, guided by a mentor quant, with ongoing coaching and performance feedback.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative field (STEM, Statistics, Econometrics, Quantitative Finance or related).
• Strong interest in option trading and financial markets demonstrated through courses or experience.
• Excellent English skills, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Learn options theory and our business operations, then design systematic strategies rather than discretionary trading.
• Build and backtest signals, pricing tools, and automated trading algorithms to production within months.
• Spend most time on research and development: analyze data, test hypotheses, and find statistical edge.
• Monitor live strategy performance and diagnose deviations, then improve it.
• Enhance pricing models and volatility analytics, maintaining accuracy and robustness.
• Own and improve core parts of the codebase (Python, C++ etc.). Programming is a daily part of the job.
• Contribute to P&L through the strategies and tools built, measured by performance of systematic work.

Skills

Analytical thinking

English communication

Pattern recognition

Time management

Education

Master’s degree in quantitative field

Tools

Python

C++

MATLAB

Job description

All Options offers a Graduate Quantitative Trader program a six‑month training track combining advanced theory with hands‑on market‑making experience. You will master options theory, trading systems, and tools through lectures and shadowing sessions led by experienced traders.

You will contribute to research or development projects on your desk, guided by a mentor quant, with ongoing coaching and performance feedback.