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Junior Trading Analyst - Volatility Trading

Research volatility strategies alongside Eclipse Trading’s traders. The role turns market observations into statistical models, option analytics and production trading improvements.

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.

Fit volatility smiles and analyse spot-volatility behaviour.
Research option portfolios, dispersion and event volatility.
Backtest ideas and build tools for live trading.

What they ask for

Required

Volatility-desk experience
Parametric volatility models
Python and data analysis
Empirical research
English communication

Education: Strong quantitative or engineering academic training; degree level not stated.
Experience: 1–3 years on or alongside a high- or mid-frequency volatility trading desk.
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: options, equities

How to prepare

Fit an arbitrage-checked volatility smile.
Backtest a relative-volatility or dispersion hypothesis.
Forecast realised volatility with a chronological evaluation.

What to study

The Volatility Quant roadmap sets out the stages for this kind of role, with free resources for each.

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