Quant Researcher — Futures & Equities, High-Impact & On-site

Fionics; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus tied to desk performance

Job summary

Fionics in Chicago is seeking an early-career quant researcher to join one of the firm''s established HFT desks. You will research and build high-frequency signals and strategies across futures and equities, and work directly with traders and developers from concept to live trading.

You will own your work end to end with a clear line to P&L, enjoy small desks where your contributions are visible, and benefit from a base salary with a desk-performance bonus.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years as a quant researcher or trader at a prop or HFT firm.
• Strong academic background in maths, stats, physics, CS or similar.
• Solid Python and/or C++ proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Research and build high-frequency signals and strategies in futures and equities.
• Work directly with the traders and developers on your desk, from first idea to live trading.
• Own your work end to end, with a clear line to P&L.

Skills

Quant researcher experience

Python

C++

Trading floor exposure

Education

Mathematics/Statistics/Physics/CS

Job description

Fionics in Chicago is seeking an early-career quant researcher to join one of the firm''s established HFT desks. You will research and build high-frequency signals and strategies across futures and equities, and work directly with traders and developers from concept to live trading.

You will own your work end to end with a clear line to P&L, enjoy small desks where your contributions are visible, and benefit from a base salary with a desk-performance bonus.