Graduate Quantitative Trader

BlackEdge Capital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

BlackEdge Capital, a fintech market maker in treasury options, is seeking a recent or soon-to-be graduate to join its trading-focused team in Chicago. As part of a collaborative group with quants and developers, you will help design and analyze trading systems, pricing dynamics, and risk management in a fast-paced environment.

Graduating in 2027 with a STEM degree, you should bring strong quantitative skills, clear communication, and the ability to stay composed under pressure.

Qualifications

• Graduating in 2027 with a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
• Strong quantitative skills and logical reasoning.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Work with quants and devs to design, implement, and analyze trading system performance.
• Build expertise in option pricing dynamics and trading strategy optimization.
• Analyze risk and discuss the implications with the senior traders.
• Participate in mock trading and other training sessions.
• Actively manage risk and price options in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Work on and manage special projects and build trading tools to continuously improve trading operations.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Logical reasoning

Verbal communication

Written communication

Composure under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Job description

If you are looking to join a small, dynamic, growing firm in the financial technology sector, you have come to the right place. BlackEdge has built a strong foundation of success as an industry leading market maker in the treasury options space. Now we need talented people like you to build on that foundation by further improving and leveraging our existing success to expand into new markets.

Responsibilities

• Work with quants and devs to design, implement, and analyze trading system performance.
• Build expertise in option pricing dynamics and trading strategy optimization.
• Analyze risk and discuss the implications with the senior traders.
• Participate in mock trading and other training sessions.
• Actively manage risk and price options in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Work on and manage special projects and build trading tools to continuously improve trading operations.

Qualifications

• Graduating in 2027 with at least a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
• Strong quantitative skills and logical reasoning.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure.

A final note about our culture: we are pursuing excellence in trading. We want to be the best market makers in each product we trade and are relentless in our pursuit of incremental improvement. Every day is an opportunity to get a little bit better. Everyone here takes deep pride and ownership in what they do. The buck doesn't get passed along, it stops with you.