Oct 23, 2022
You will work entrepreneurially as a Quantitative Trader to completely run your own trading book. To create, develop, and enhance our trading techniques, you will collaborate closely with our researchers and developers. You may be the quantitative trader we are searching for if you possess a technical academic degree, programming expertise, and a desire to succeed.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
The Optiver trading floor is one of the most dynamic and exciting trading floors in Europe. As a Quantitative Trader you will use in-house and external data to develop and execute strategies while managing the risk of the complex portfolio of financial instruments you trade in the process.
We value Traders who take the initiative to work closely together with the technology and research functions to improve everything we do. In summary, as a Quantitative Trader you will:
Entrepreneurially manage your own trading book
Develop and execute data-driven strategies in financial markets
Manage the risks of a complex portfolio of financial instruments
Seek improvement in everything you do
Work closely with colleagues across multiple departments
Upon starting as a Quantitative Trader you will be immersed in an intensive two-month training program alongside other new recruits and employees from other departments within the organisation. The first month will be classroom based, bringing you up to speed with the theoretical basics of pricing and the workings of the wider organisation. The second month you will compete against your peers in live simulation trading. Upon graduation from the training program you will join one of our trading teams. We believe hands-on experience is the best way to learn and that is exactly what we provide.
WHO YOU ARE:
An academic degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Econometrics, Computer Science or equivalent
Good programming skills, preferably in Python
Good understanding of statistics, linear algebra and probability
Excellent numerical and analytical skills
Great attention to detail
A proactive problem solving nature
Competitive attitude and eagerness to constantly improve yourself
WHAT YOU'LL GET:
The chance to start your career working alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
Our performance based bonus structure is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.
Alongside this you will get great secondary benefits such as 25 paid vacation days, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, sports and leisure activities, Friday afternoon drinks and even weekly in-house chair massages. Being highly international, we are accustomed to guiding expats through their relocation, offering competitive relocation packages and providing visa sponsorship where necessary.