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Jump Trading

Quantitative Researcher | Trading Team

Jump Trading, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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What You’ll Do Quantitative Researchers collect and analyze tens of thousands of data sets (some clean, some noisy, some very noisy), identify patterns and develop insights into market complexities. In this case, those insights manifest in the form of forecasts to be realized in equity markets.

Skills You’ll Need

Creativity. Seeing things where others do not requires creativity and a willingness to try new things in ways others may not have thought of, yet.

Resilience. Successful research is the result of lots of failure, and intellectual risk taking.

STEM Research foundations: Undergraduate and graduate work in Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Mathematics (or adjacent)

Our work welcomes expertise in C and Python…either works…and both is better. Applied programming skills in our research teams means breaking down data sets, and machine learning.

Prior experience in stat arb equities: all disciplines in new feature creation, portfolio construction and optimization, and execution are relevant and attractive.

Benefits – Discretionary bonus eligibility – Medical, dental, and vision insurance – HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options – Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance – Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance – Paid vacation plus paid holidays – Retirement plan with employer match – Paid parental leave – Wellness Programs

Annual Base Salary Range : $300,000 USD – $300,000 USD

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