APAC Options Quant Trader – Market-Making & Volatility

Virtu Careers; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtu Financial is seeking a Quantitative Trader for the APAC options desk. You will design, manage and enhance high‑performance options strategies alongside a small team of quants and software engineers.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years of APAC OAMM experience, strong quantitative backgrounds, and proficiency with Python/Jupyter. This fast‑paced, collaborative environment offers opportunities to advance in electronic market making and risk management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in options trading at an APAC OAMM (Options Automated Market Maker).
• Degree in Science, Math, Engineering or other quantitative field.
• Strong programming skills and experience with using Jupyter notebooks.
• Solid understanding of APAC options, pricing and dynamic risks.

Responsibilities

• Research and implement new volatility trading strategies.
• Analyze existing strategies to identify potential improvements.
• Apply modern statistical methods to identify trading opportunities.
• Design and improve frameworks for managing options portfolio risk.
• Improve options pricing and volatility fitting.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Statistical methods

Education

Science/Math/Engineering degree

Tools

Jupyter notebooks

Job description

Virtu Financial is seeking a Quantitative Trader for the APAC options desk. You will design, manage and enhance high‑performance options strategies alongside a small team of quants and software engineers.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years of APAC OAMM experience, strong quantitative backgrounds, and proficiency with Python/Jupyter. This fast‑paced, collaborative environment offers opportunities to advance in electronic market making and risk management.