Quantitative Trading Strategist - Equity Options

ittihad medical centre; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Paid leave

Insurance benefits

Job summary

ittihad medical centre is looking for experienced quantitative professionals to enhance their US Equity Options trading platform in Chicago. This role focuses on developing quantitative models, analyzing trading datasets, and collaborating with teams to improve trading systems.

The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of relevant experience, strong programming skills in Python, and a background in statistics or optimization. The position offers competitive compensation, including base salary and discretionary bonuses.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in quantitative research, trading, or market microstructure.
• Experience with exchange-traded products, ideally equity options.
• Strong programming skills, especially in Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine quantitative models for trading.
• Analyze market datasets for structural improvements.
• Collaborate with teams on trading logic enhancements.

Skills

Quantitative research experience

Systematic trading

Strong programming skills (Python)

Analysis of large datasets

Understanding of market structure

Job description

IMC is seeking experienced quantitative professionals to join our US Equity Options market‑making business. We are a leading scaled liquidity provider in US equity options, operating a large‑scale systematic trading platform spanning thousands of underlyings. Our platform integrates quantitative research, trading strategy development, and production engineering within a collaborative, non‑siloed environment across trading, research, and development teams.

This role focuses on improving how automated trading decisions are designed, evaluated, and deployed in live markets. You will work at the intersection of quantitative research, execution, and risk management to enhance pricing quality, execution performance, and overall system robustness. Improvements influence the broader platform rather than a single seat, providing meaningful ownership and impact from day one. Compensation is competitive and aligned with individual contribution.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Develop and refine quantitative models that improve pricing, execution, and risk management.
• Analyze large‑scale market and trading datasets to identify structural improvements.
• Design, test, and deploy strategy enhancements into production systems.
• Collaborate closely with traders, researchers, and engineers to iterate on live trading logic.
• Contribute to scalable solutions that impact a broad universe of equity options products.
• Drive research from idea generation through backtesting, implementation, and real‑time monitoring.

Your Skills and Experience

• 3+ years of experience in quantitative research, systematic trading, or market microstructure‑focused roles.
• Experience working with exchange‑traded products, ideally equity options.
• Strong understanding of market structure and trading system behavior.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous analysis on large, real‑world datasets.
• Strong programming skills (Python required; C++ or similar preferred).
• Experience integrating research into production trading systems.
• Background in statistics, probability, time series analysis, or optimization is strongly preferred.

Salary

$250,000

Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full‑time permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit our Benefits page for more comprehensive information.