Options Desk Quant – Work From Home

We are seeking a talented and self-motivated Options Desk Quant to join a growing Index Options Trading team. Company culture emphasizes teamwork and focuses on continuous integration and test-driven development. The ideal candidate would have an interest in American Options trading. This candidate will work with the existing highly skilled options trading team with an opportunity to receive mentorship from members of the team to further their career within the options space. Unlike a lot of other firms, our quants work closely with our dedicated trading and technology teams. This position is a 100% Remote opportunity.

Responsibilities:

– Help maintain and extend the firm’s options volatility modeling.
– Support current strategies and develop new strategies utilizing our proprietary software.
– Be responsible for vetting and reconciliation of production trading outputs.
– Be involved in outputs for the team managed portfolio.

Qualifications:

– Bachelors in Mathematics or Engineering with 4-8+ years of work experience or Masters in Mathematics or Engineering with 2-4+ years of work experience.
– Strong GPA (3.5 or higher).
– Familiarity and interest in options and derivatives is required.
– Experience with the valuation of American style options is required.
– Strong mathematical aptitude.
– Fluency in statistical methods and modeling.
– Coding skills in Python (conversant C++ is a plus).
– Exposure and familiarity with machine learning.
– Value teamwork but capable of thinking independently.
– Initiative (hustle) – pragmatic approach.
– Effective communication with all levels of professional experience.
– Ability to retain information and then teach others what you have learned.
– Index Derivatives Modeling is a plus.
– Experience helping develop models for an automated trading platform is a plus.
– Supported and enhanced options portfolio management experience is a plus.

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