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Quantitative Trading Analyst

An entry-level seat on an automated options market-making desk, with an extended training period that moves from running part of the portfolio to working on pricing and microstructure strategy. Options education is provided.

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.

Learn how automated market making quotes and hedges options exposure
Tune desk settings that control how risk accumulates
Run ad hoc analyses on settings, microstructure and performance metrics
Monitor key performance metrics for your part of the portfolio

What they ask for

Required

Bachelor's in a quantitative field
Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
Interest in financial markets and technology
Clear communication and teamwork

Preferred

Programming experience

Education: Bachelor's degree in statistics, economics, mathematics, computer science or similar
Experience: No prior finance experience needed; new graduates welcome
Markets: options

How to prepare

Learn option basics: payoffs, put-call parity, Greeks and how a market maker hedges
Build comfort with probability puzzles and mental arithmetic
Write small Python analyses on public market data to show initiative
Read an introduction to market microstructure and bid-ask spreads

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