Production-Driven Quant Trader: Real-Capital Strategies

Citadel LLC; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 235,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Incentive compensation

Retirement plan

Job summary

Citadel LLC in New York seeks an Equity Quantitative Trader to optimize trading strategies and maximize profitability with real capital. You will own portfolio-level risk, adapt allocations to changing conditions, and work with researchers and engineers to productionize research into live strategies.

You will evaluate market signals, tune models, and monitor performance across regimes while maintaining a strong culture of rigor and intellectual curiosity.

Qualifications

• Strong background in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or physics.
• Experience applying theory to trading/markets.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Graduate research or competition experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Turn research into production trading strategies.
• Optimize trading strategies to maximize profitability.
• Manage portfolio-level risk in real time.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to productionize research.
• Monitor strategy performance across market regimes.

Skills

Game theory

Decision theory

Optimization

Risk management

Profit optimization

Communication

Self-starter

Quantitative degree

Education

Quantitative degree

Job description

Citadel LLC in New York seeks an Equity Quantitative Trader to optimize trading strategies and maximize profitability with real capital. You will own portfolio-level risk, adapt allocations to changing conditions, and work with researchers and engineers to productionize research into live strategies.

You will evaluate market signals, tune models, and monitor performance across regimes while maintaining a strong culture of rigor and intellectual curiosity.