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Quantitative Researcher – Options (India)

A researcher building trading signals and predictive models for Indian options markets, working with traders and engineers. It sits in IMC's Mumbai research team.

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.

Research and test alpha signals for NSE/BSE options
Run large-scale analysis on options and time-series data
Stress-test findings for statistical robustness before they go live
Work with traders and engineers to turn models into production strategies

What they ask for

Required

3+ years of quant research in Indian markets, ideally options
Probability, statistics and quantitative modelling
Track record of useful signals or models
Large datasets and time series
Programming, Python preferred

Education: No degree level stated
Experience: 3+ years of quantitative research in NSE/BSE markets
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: options

How to prepare

Study how Indian index options behave, including expiry-day dynamics
Build an implied volatility surface from option chain data
Practise backtesting a signal with proper out-of-sample testing
Learn the Greeks and how they feed market-making models

What to study

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