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Quantitative Researcher - Options

Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $250,000–$250,000🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior Quantitative Researcher leading projects and mentoring juniors to evaluate algorithms, improve trading systems, and implement new algorithmic ideas for options trading.

Role type

Senior IC quantitative researcher (options)

Builds

Proprietary trading algorithms and systems for options

Domain

Financial services / Quantitative finance / Options pricing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, Java, C++, quantitative modelling, algorithm development, options pricing, project management, people management

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Python, Java, C++

Responsibilities

Evaluate existing algorithms, identify improvements for trading systems, research and prototype new algorithmic ideas, implement ideas into production trading, mentor graduate researchers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship

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