Systematic Options Trader: Real-Time Markets & Research

Citadel Securities; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Citadel Securities seeks a Systematic Options Trader to join a global team responsible for the development, advancement, and day-to-day management of quantitative systematic trading strategies. The role balances operational, research, and engineering duties across real-time risk management, pricing refinements, and strategy monitoring.

Located in New York or Miami, you will work with alpha researchers, low-latency developers, SREs, and infrastructure teams to evolve the platform and respond to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or economics program from a top institution.
• Excellent problem-solving and strategic decision-making; ability to make informed and defensible decisions in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Proficiency in Python and associated data science libraries; comfortable writing code to subscribe, process, and display data in real time.
• Track record of building and operating complex trading strategies.
• Detail-oriented with excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build a deep understanding of the systematic market making business, partnering with engineers, researchers, and infrastructure teams.
• Identify new ways to instrument and measure behaviors to drive participation and profitability.
• Guide the evolution of the platform and its component strategies.
• Respond to outsized market flows by adjusting pricing, risk tolerance, and strategy parameters.
• Own risk management protections and have authority over trading activities.

Skills

Problem-solving

Strategic decision-making

Communication

Trading domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or Economics

Tools

Python

Kdb+/Q

Linux

SQL

Git

VS Code

Job description

Citadel Securities seeks a Systematic Options Trader to join a global team responsible for the development, advancement, and day-to-day management of quantitative systematic trading strategies. The role balances operational, research, and engineering duties across real-time risk management, pricing refinements, and strategy monitoring.

Located in New York or Miami, you will work with alpha researchers, low-latency developers, SREs, and infrastructure teams to evolve the platform and respond to