Equity Options Quant Trader — Production‑Driven Strategy

IMC Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Paid leave

Insurance benefits

Job summary

A global trading firm is seeking experienced quantitative professionals for their US Equity Options market-making business in Chicago. This role focuses on improving automated trading decisions and involves developing quantitative models that enhance pricing and execution performance. Ideal candidates will have over 3 years of experience in quantitative research, strong programming skills in Python, and a background in market microstructure. Competitive compensation is offered along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in quantitative research, systematic trading, or market microstructure roles.
• Experience with exchange-traded products, ideally equity options.
• Strong understanding of market structure and trading system behavior.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine quantitative models for pricing, execution, and risk management.
• Analyze large-scale trading datasets for structural improvements.
• Design, test, and deploy strategy enhancements into production systems.

Skills

Quantitative research

Systematic trading

Programming (Python)

Market microstructure

Statistical analysis

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

A global trading firm is seeking experienced quantitative professionals for their US Equity Options market-making business in Chicago. This role focuses on improving automated trading decisions and involves developing quantitative models that enhance pricing and execution performance. Ideal candidates will have over 3 years of experience in quantitative research, strong programming skills in Python, and a background in market microstructure. Competitive compensation is offered along with comprehensive benefits.