Graduate Quant Trader — Build Automated Trading Systems

Sophron; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Well-being allowance

In-house meals

Profit sharing

29 vacation days

Bicycle plan

NS Business Card

Work from abroad

Job summary

All Options is seeking a Graduate Quantitative Trader to join a six-month training program blending advanced theory with hands-on market-making experience in Europe. You will learn options theory, build and backtest signals, and contribute to pricing models while working closely with a mentor quant.

This role emphasizes research and development, with programming at the core of daily tasks. Ideal candidates hold a Master’s in a quantitative field, have a strong interest in options and markets,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a quantitative field required.
• Strong interest in option trading and financial markets.
• Results-driven with ability to prioritise.
• Strong pattern recognition.
• Able to apply theory to practical challenges.
• Coding is central, with Python experience valuable.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Europe-based.

Responsibilities

• Learn options theory and our business operations and research systematic strategies.
• Build and backtest signals, pricing tools, and automated trading algorithms.
• Spend majority of time on research and development, testing hypotheses, and finding statistical edge.
• Monitor live strategy performance and diagnose deviations to improve it.
• Enhance and extend pricing models and volatility analytics.
• Own and improve core parts of the codebase and stack; programming is daily work.
• Contribute to P&L through the developed strategies and tools.

Skills

Python programming

Statistical analysis

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

Master’s degree in quantitative field

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

All Options is seeking a Graduate Quantitative Trader to join a six-month training program blending advanced theory with hands-on market-making experience in Europe. You will learn options theory, build and backtest signals, and contribute to pricing models while working closely with a mentor quant.

This role emphasizes research and development, with programming at the core of daily tasks. Ideal candidates hold a Master’s in a quantitative field, have a strong interest in options and markets,