APAC Options Quant Trader — High-Speed Market Making

Trading Interview; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtu Financial is seeking a Quantitative Trader to join the APAC options team, designing and managing high‑performance strategies on an automated desk. You will work with a small group of quants and software engineers in a fast, collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes research, strategy refinement, volatility modeling, and risk management, with emphasis on experience in APAC markets and proficiency with programming and Jupyter notebooks.

Qualifications

• The candidate should have 1–2 years of experience in options trading on APAC OAMM desks.
• Strong academic background in science, math, engineering or other quantitative fields.
• Solid understanding of APAC options, pricing and dynamics risks.
• Experience with automated market making in options on indices, futures, or equities.

Responsibilities

• Research and implement new volatility trading strategies.
• Analyze existing strategies for improvements.
• Apply quantitative methods to identify trading opportunities
• Design and improve risk management frameworks for options portfolios.
• Improve options pricing and volatility fitting.

Skills

Programming skills

Quantitative analysis

Jupyter notebooks

Communication skills

Education

Science/Math/Engineering degree

Tools

Jupyter notebooks

Job description

Virtu Financial is seeking a Quantitative Trader to join the APAC options team, designing and managing high‑performance strategies on an automated desk. You will work with a small group of quants and software engineers in a fast, collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes research, strategy refinement, volatility modeling, and risk management, with emphasis on experience in APAC markets and proficiency with programming and Jupyter notebooks.