Chicagotrading
Senior Quantitative Trader - Delta One
Chicago, Illinois, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$225k-$250kDetected 4 days ago
PythonC++Data AnalysisStatisticsResearch
About the role
- Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a premier proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making.
- Our collaborative culture fuels innovation in quantitative research, systematic trading strategies, and cutting-edge trading technology.
- For over three decades CTC has provided critical liquidity across derivatives exchanges worldwide - making them fairer, more transparent, and more efficient.
Responsibilities
- Lead the full research lifecycle - from alpha ideation, data analysis, and backtesting through strategy iteration, production deployment, and ongoing monitoring - primarily across liquid delta-one products like futures and related markets
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers to improve research tools, simulation quality, and trading infrastructure, including cross-product signals that leverage relationships across related markets and asset classes
- Deep understanding of market structure, risk, and the practical realities of production trading, combined with the ability to generate independent ideas and collaborate effectively with researchers, traders, and engineers
Nice to have
- Contributions to research pipelines, backtesting frameworks, alpha attribution, or production monitoring tools
- proficiency in C++ or experience with latency-sensitive systems
- Advanced degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related field
Compensation
- $225,000 - $250,000 USD
- The salary range for this role is listed below.
- This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
Benefits
- We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families so we offer outstanding benefits to support you both professionally and personally.
- (Disclaimer: interns and contractors are not eligible for benefits at CTC)
- Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
- Note that emails sent to this email account for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
Company info
- At CTC, we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included, engaged and empowered.
Equal opportunity
- We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an
- equal opportunity employer.
- If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us at info@chicagotrading.com.
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