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Equity Dispersion Trader

London💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-26

Core

Quantitative Trader specializing in dispersion strategies for US and European equity options, capturing relative value between index and single-stock volatility.

Role type

Senior IC quantitative trader (equity options/dispersion)

Builds

Systematic and discretionary trading strategies for equity options

Domain

Financial markets, derivatives, volatility modeling

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Quantitative analysis, real-time decision-making, options theory, volatility modeling, dispersion trading, correlation trading, Python/C++, statistical analysis, market microstructure knowledge

Preferred skills

LLM/AI tool development, large dataset handling, forecasting implied vs realized volatility

Technologies

Python, C++, LLMs, AI

Responsibilities

Develop and manage quantitative trading strategies in US/EU equity options; Design and execute dispersion trades; Conduct analysis of volatility surfaces and correlation structures; Monitor and manage risk exposures (vega, gamma, correlation, tail risks); Collaborate on trading infrastructure and execution systems; Respond to market events in real time; Contribute to research on new products and opportunities

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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