Experienced Quantitative Delta-One Trader

Valkyrie Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Valkyrie Trading in Chicago seeks an experienced quantitative trader to lead delta-one alpha research, strategy development, and production trading. You will have several years of experience in researching, developing, and deploying systematic trading strategies and will bring strong market intuition and quantitative rigor to collaborate with the team.

You will be responsible for all risk and PnL, leveraging your experience to make critical real-time decisions and continuously improve trading

Qualifications

• 5+ years in quantitative research and systematic trading.
• Deep understanding of market microstructure and execution.
• A passion for trading and financial markets.
• Strong math and numerical aptitude.
• A quantitative toolbox to solve challenging problems.
• Relentless desire to constantly improve.
• A desire to research, develop and innovate trading strategies and models.
• Tenacious determination to problem solve.

Responsibilities

• Own all risk and PnL and make real-time trading decisions.
• Research, develop and deploy systematic trading strategies.
• Collaborate with the team to refine signals and models.

Skills

Quant research

Systematic trading

Delta-one

Market microstructure

Execution

Mathematics

Numerical skills

Strategy development

Job description

Valkyrie Trading is a fast-growing boutique options market-making firm. We are seeking an experienced quantitative trader with a demonstrated history of success in delta-one alpha research, strategy development, and production trading. You’ll have several years of experience in researching, developing, and deploying systematic trading strategies. You’ll bring strong market intuition, quantitative rigor, and a team-oriented mindset to collaborate with our team. In this role you will be responsible for all risk and PnL, and you’ll leverage your experience and knowledge in making critical decisions in real-time.

What You’ll Need:

• 5+ years in quantitative research and systematic trading, with a demonstrated track record of developing signals, models, and analytics
• Deep understanding of market microstructure and execution
• A passion for trading and financial markets
• Strong math and numerical aptitude
• A quantitative toolbox to solve challenging problems
• Relentless desire to constantly improve
• A desire to research, develop and innovate the strategies and models that drive our trading activities
• A tenacious determination to problem solve