Quant jobs / Citadel Securities

Quantitative Trader – University Graduate (US – New York)

Citadel Securities hires graduates to develop and operate quantitative trading strategies. The role uses statistical forecasts and market knowledge to generate signals and assess risk.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Study a market’s behaviour.
Develop and code predictive models.
Analyse signals and refine trading approaches.

What they ask for

Required

Quantitative reasoning
Statistical analysis
Coding mathematical models
Accuracy
Team communication

Preferred

LLMs or agentic AI

Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant quantitative discipline.
Experience: Graduate entry; no prior-work minimum stated.
Languages and tools: Python
R
C++
Markets: options, equities, fixed-income, commodities, fx

How to prepare

Implement a model from a mathematical specification.
Evaluate a signal on unseen market data.
Practise probability-based trading decisions.

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Citadel Securities and doesn’t handle applications.