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Quantitative Trader – Fixed Income

A trader role on Virtu's fixed income desk covering risk, strategy set-up and primary market trading, as the firm broadens its European ETF franchise to other asset classes. It works with operations, brokers and engineers.

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.

Configure and run algorithmic bond strategies
Manage desk risk and primary market activity
Coordinate with operations, compliance, brokers and custodians
Use SQL and Python to speed up desk workflows

What they ask for

Required

2-5 years in trading support or similar
Bond experience
Quantitative academic background
SQL and Python or other programming
Confident communication

Preferred

Pricing, settlement and clearing of fixed income
ETF knowledge

Education: All majors welcome; quantitative disciplines preferred
Experience: 2-5 years in trading support or a comparable role
Languages and tools: Python
SQL
Markets: fixed-income

How to prepare

Study bond pricing, yield, duration and credit spreads
Learn how bond ETFs are created, priced and arbitraged
Understand settlement and clearing flows in European fixed income
Write Python and SQL for bond analytics

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