CareerPlan

Systematic Index Options Trader

ChicagoFull-time$250k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Drive revenue in low-latency index options trading by building upon and improving electronic execution systems and delivering high-quality analysis using options pricing, trades data, and exchange feeds.

Role type

Low-latency index options execution quantitative trader

Builds

Electronic execution systems for index options liquidity provision

Domain

Financial markets, index options, low-latency trading

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Low-latency index options execution, exchange microstructure knowledge, Python for efficient large dataset analysis, backtesting and analysis tools, trade behavior analysis

Preferred skills

Graduate or post-graduate degree in quantitative field (mathematics, computer science, statistics), strong academic results

Technologies

Python

Responsibilities

Drive revenue in low-latency index options trading, deliver high-quality analysis using datasets, dive into specific trade examples to identify anomalies and quantify opportunities, use backtesting tools to predict impact of system changes, work collaboratively to bring ideas to production, take early ownership of a defined strategy area

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC