27 quantitative researcher jobs found in Chicago, IL

As a Graduate Quantitative Researcher, you will develop, refine and implement algorithmic trading strategies that shape the future of electronic trading. Working alongside a research team of mathematicians, scientists and technologists, you will leverage vast data sets to construct complex models to predict market movements. With your expertise in statistics and exceptional analytical and research skills, you will develop innovative solutions that are foundational to Optiver’s trading strategies. What you’ll do: Your onboarding You will participate in Optiver’s comprehensive Global Academy and be equipped with the knowledge needed to make an impact the moment you join your team. The comprehensive training covers trading theory and Optiver’s tech stack to hone your skills for your role. In addition, you will be paired with a dedicated mentor who will empower you to take ownership of your work and make a difference. Your responsibilities As a Quantitative Researcher,...

Senior Quantitative Researcher - Options Market Making  Maven is market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. We deploy Market Making strategies on listed Options and Futures on multiple exchanges globally and consistently ranked within the top three liquidity providers on the exchanges and markets we are mature in. We utilise our in-house ultra-low latency and high performant trading platforms to provide best in class pricing and liquidity to markets. Our traders are passionate about creating innovative solutions and push the boundaries of quantitative trading. We value creativity and are aggressive to capitalise on opportunities and take proven strategies to the next level. We empower our team members and maximise their ability to succeed by offering an environment that is open, collaborative and supportive.  The role:  As a Senior Quantitative Researcher, you will lead projects that...

As a Graduate Quantitative Researcher, you will develop, refine and implement algorithmic trading strategies that shape the future of electronic trading. Working alongside a research team of mathematicians, scientists and technologists, you will leverage vast data sets to construct complex models to predict market movements. With your expertise in statistics and exceptional analytical and research skills, you will develop innovative solutions that are foundational to Optiver’s trading strategies. What you’ll do: Your onboarding You will participate in Optiver’s comprehensive Global Academy and be equipped with the knowledge needed to make an impact the moment you join your team. The comprehensive training covers trading theory and Optiver’s tech stack to hone your skills for your role. In addition, you will be paired with a dedicated mentor who will empower you to take ownership of your work and make a difference. Your responsibilities As a Quantitative Researcher,...

Optiver is growing our Systematic Volatility Trading team and looking for an exceptional Quantitative Researcher to join us in the early stages. This is a rare opportunity to help define the direction of a fully automated options trading strategy, leveraging cutting-edge research to drive performance and profitability. What you’ll do: Develop and refine alpha-driven strategies for fully automated options trading Research and implement novel signals, models, and execution techniques to optimize trading performance Play a key role in shaping the future of the team What you’ll get: The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries A highly competitive compensation package Global profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus structure 401(k) match up to 50% Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays Extensive office perks,...

Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation  for discovering unique market opportunities. Tower is home to some of the world’s best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization.  Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance. At Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our...

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. Jump Operations, LLC seeks Quantitative Researcher II at its facility located at 600 W. Chicago Ave., Ste. 600, Chicago, IL 60654. (Multiple openings) Involved in research projects associated with latency prediction and...

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. Jump Crypto, the crypto division of Jump Trading Group, is committed to building and standing up critical infrastructure needed to catalyze the growth of the crypto ecosystem. We're builders, partners, and traders who take a...

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. Jump Operations, LLC seeks Quantitative Researcher I at its facility located at 600 W. Chicago Ave., Ste. 600, Chicago, IL 60654. (Multiple openings) Responsible for conducting research for the purpose of modeling and...

Optiver is expanding its Systematic Options Trading Team and seeking exceptional Quantitative Researchers and Traders to drive its next phase of growth. You’ll join a team at the forefront of designing and optimizing our automated systems that work autonomously or alongside our operational options traders. With significant resources, cutting-edge infrastructure, and a collaborative environment, you'll help shape the direction of our trading systems and execution models. What you’ll do Design, develop, and refine systematic trading strategies to optimize market reactions, order placement, and execution in order to maximize trading performance Utilize modelling, machine learning, and other techniques to gather insights from data in this pursuit What you’ll get You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive,...

Do you have what it takes to thrive at a leading global trading firm? As a Trading Operations Analyst Intern, you’ll work in the heart of Optiver Chicago’s dynamic trading floor solving real-world, on-the-desk challenges. Over the course of ten weeks, you’ll gain full insight into what it’s like to be a successful Trading Operations Analyst at Optiver, arming you to hit the ground running as a future full-time employee driving innovation and managing the daily operations of our market making activity.  We’re looking for exceptional individuals with an engineering mindset who are passionate about excellence, ownership and collaboration – values at the heart of Optiver’s culture.   What you’ll do: Get ready to be immersed in the fast-paced, dynamic world of market making. As a Trading Operations Analyst Intern, you’ll spend the summer learning trading fundamentals and completing projects focused on enhancing and optimizing Optiver’s world-class market making infrastructure....

Optiver’s Equity Options Trading team is looking for a Grad Equity Analyst to drive our fundamental research-driven trading. Ideal candidates are self-starters, have a competitive mentality, and are excited by the opportunity to bring their knowledge and skills to a growing team. Having a determined and proactive risk-taking mindset is essential to perform well in this role. As an Equity Analyst, you will play a critical role on our team and have the opportunity to make a material impact to the firm’s PnL. You will sit directly on the trading desk, where you will be able to influence trading decisions and positions daily. In addition, you will have the ability to put research-driven trading positions in your own book from day one. What you’ll do: As Optiver’s Equity Analyst, you will be responsible for leveraging current events and your research experience to impact the team’s trading decisions. As a member of our team, you will work in close collaboration with Traders,...

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. Our trading teams are each comprised of a dynamic group of traders, quantitative researchers, and engineers who work together to examine the global markets, seeking to understand the complexities of various traded products and...

Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation  for discovering unique market opportunities. Tower is home to some of the world’s best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization.  Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance. At Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our...

Flow Traders is looking for a Senior Research Engineer to join us in our Chicago office. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities.  As a Senior Research Engineer, you will be responsible for helping to lead the development of our trading model research framework and its integration with our platform for deploying/running those models in production. You'll be responsible for expanding the current (limited) scope of the framework and platform to become the global standard way of training, consuming, combining, and transforming any data source in a data-driven systematic way.   What you will do Lead the development and global rollout of our research framework for defining and training models through various optimization procedures (supervised learning, backtesting etc.), as...

As a Quantitative Research Intern, you will work side-by-side with our Research Team of mathematicians, scientists and technologists, to develop and enhance the models that drive Optiver’s trading. You will tackle a practical research project that has real-world impact and directly influences Optiver’s trading decisions. In our business, where the markets are always evolving, you will use your skills to predict its movements. What you’ll do: Led by our in-house education team, you will delve into trading fundamentals and engage in research projects that make a real difference. You will be paired with one of Optiver’s seasoned researchers, providing you exposure to a variety of research areas, including: Using statistical models and machine learning to develop trading algorithms. Leveraging big data technologies to analyze high-frequency trading strategies, market microstructure, and financial instruments to identify trading opportunities. Building stochastic models to...

As a Quantitative Research Intern, you will work side-by-side with our Research Team of mathematicians, scientists and technologists, to develop and enhance the models that drive Optiver’s trading. You will tackle a practical research project that has real-world impact and directly influences Optiver’s trading decisions. In our business, where the markets are always evolving, you will use your skills to predict its movements. What you’ll do: Led by our in-house education team, you will delve into trading fundamentals and engage in a research project that makes a real-world impact. You will be paired with one of Optiver’s seasoned researchers, providing you exposure to a variety of research areas, including: Using statistical models and machine learning to develop trading algorithms. Leveraging big data technologies to analyze high-frequency trading strategies, market microstructure, and financial instruments to identify trading opportunities. Building stochastic...

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect.  At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. We're looking for an experienced, detail-oriented Risk Associate to join our global team. This unique position is ideal for candidates with strong risk management skills, technical proficiency, and a readiness to contribute...

Job Description: Who We Are and What We Do: Cboe is one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, offering cutting-edge trading and investment solutions to investors around the world in multiple asset classes, including equities, derivatives and FX, across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.   We operate a trusted, inclusive global marketplace, providing leading products, technology and data solutions that enable participants to define a sustainable future. Cboe’s culture is unique. Our associates come to work inspired, ready to be part of the next market-defining breakthrough. Everyone has value and we believe in celebrating defining moments together. We pride ourselves on our legacy of championing innovation and revolutionizing markets to benefit all investors. Together, we are working to build one of the world’s largest global equities and derivatives trading networks. Location: Chicago office (flex hybrid) Our Team: The Cboe Regulatory...

Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities. Tower is home to some of the world’s best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization.  Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance. At Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our...

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.   We are seeking an experienced and driven Risk Manager to join our global team. In this role, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and operational reliability of our trading activities across...

Optiver is seeking a  HPC Engineer to contribute significantly to the development and management of our research infrastructure across both on-premises and cloud platforms. This role involves hands-on work in scaling and supporting high-performance computing ( HPC ) and storage systems, which are critical for our growing demand in research across various trading-related domains, including quantitative and options research. What You’ll Do: Assist in designing and supporting HPC and storage systems on-premises and in cloud clusters ( AWS , GCP , Azure). Help troubleshoot issues related to  OS , storage, network, and other infrastructure components, in collaboration with other infrastructure teams. Contribute to innovation in research infrastructure by supporting new technologies and methodologies. Support management of diverse compute capabilities, including CPU, GPU, and specialized processing solutions. Work directly with software...

Optiver is seeking a Market Risk Manager to enhance our dynamic and goal-oriented Risk team. The ideal candidate will possess a thorough understanding of financial markets, supported by a strong quantitative and technical foundation. In this role, you will work closely with our traders, contributing to the development and enhancement of risk systems, methodologies, and limits. Your contributions will be key in our rapidly expanding team and in realizing our strategic vision for the future. What you’ll do: This position is designed for a forward-thinking risk management professional passionate about applying their expertise in options and exchange traded derivatives to advance our trading strategies and risk management practices. If you are eager to make a meaningful impact within a top market maker, we invite you to apply and join our pioneering team at Optiver. Your responsibilities will include: Conduct stress tests and rigorously evaluate the risk associated with...

As a Quantitative Trader Intern at Optiver, you’ll spend your summer embedded in the fast-paced environment of our trading floor, learning from industry experts. Through a blend of in-depth education sessions, simulated trading that replicates real market conditions, and an impactful research project, you’ll gain deep insight into how markets move and how traders think. You’ll test your ideas, sharpen your decision-making, and collaborate with peers and mentors to solve real market challenges. By the end of the 10-week internship, you’ll be equipped with the foundational skills and knowledge required to succeed as a Quantitative Trader at a top global trading firm. What you’ll do: Our internship, which demands quick thinking, a critical mindset, and decisive action, offers one of the closest experiences to real trading you can get. Led by a team of former Optiver traders, our in-house education program gives you the opportunity to:   Deep dive into trading...

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. Jump Operations, LLC seeks Software Engineer II at its facility located at 600 West Chicago Avenue, Ste. 600, Chicago, IL 60654. (Multiple positions) Full cycle development including researching projects, writing, testing &...