Market Making Quant, Equity Derivatives

CLSA; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CLSA's Market Making Quant team in New York seeks a highly skilled quant developer to advance the US market making platform for listed products. You will build pricing tools, risk/PnL analysis, and trading applications, while collaborating with global quants on library work.

The role requires a Master’s degree and 6+ years in market making, with strong Python (3.9+), SQL, and equity derivatives knowledge. You will contribute to resilient pricing infrastructure and support the equity derivatives

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or above in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or related disciplines.
• 6+ years of experience in Market Making or related field.
• Strong Python programming skills and debugging/analytical abilities.
• Knowledge of Equity Derivatives and trading systems.

Responsibilities

• Support US Market Making business on listed products; daily risk and PnL analysis.
• Build pricing tools and trading applications; transaction analysis tools to optimize flows.
• Collaborate with global quants on quant libraries and projects.
• Design and build equity derivative library components.
• Work with IT to ensure resilient risk/pricing infrastructure.
• Support daily trading applications and equity derivative sales teams overseas.

Skills

Python (3.9+)

Risk analysis

Debugging

Unit testing

English communication

Education

Master’s degree in CS/Math/Engineering

Tools

Python

SQL

Pandas/Numpy

Trading systems

Job description

Market Making Quant page is loaded## Market Making Quantlocations: New Yorktime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR002825**Key Areas of Responsibilities*** Supporting EQD US Market Making business on listed products.* Building pricing tools and looking after daily risk and PnL analysis.* Building trading applications on US products.* Building transaction analysis tools to optimize the business flows* Working with global quants on quant library and global quant projects* Designing and innovating equity derivative library* Working with IT to build a resilient risk/pricing infrastructure* Building Vol Fitting tools and Dividend marking tools* Supporting daily trading applications* Building trading tools and support the Equity Derivative sales teams overseas**Requirements*** Master’s degree or above in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or related disciplines* Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in Market Making business* Extensive knowledge in computer science fundamentals and software development experience in Python (3.9+) with excellent debugging and analytical skills* In-depth understanding of Equity Derivatives* Strong understanding of design patterns, solid principles, and unit testing practices* Experience with SQL, database design, and large datasets* Expertise in engineering platform solutions in Python on large-scale, complex systems* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and critically, solve various problems arising from trading, risk and operations* Self-motivated, strong attention to detail and a proactive mindset.* Fluent in both spoken and written EnglishSalary Range: $150,000-$190,000 USD**Stay informed on CITIC CLSA Job Opportunities****job alert** to receive our latest job openings that meet your interest.