Quantitative Trading Analyst - Equity Options

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DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world.

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Responsibilities

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→Partner with traders to analyze market behavior, volatility dynamics, and trading performance across European equity index options.
→Develop quantitative models and analytical tools to improve pricing, risk management, and execution.
→Analyze large datasets to identify trading opportunities, market inefficiencies, and performance drivers.
→Build dashboards and visualizations that provide actionable insights into desk performance and market conditions.
→Design and maintain research pipelines for testing new trading ideas and strategies.
→Monitor live trading metrics and investigate anomalies or unexpected market behavior.
→Collaborate with software engineers to automate workflows and improve trading infrastructure.
→Assist in the evaluation and deployment of new quantitative models into production.
→Conduct post-trade analysis and contribute to continuous improvement of the desk's trading strategies.

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related quantitative discipline.
Familiarity with European equity index products or similar markets.
Strong programming skills in Python; experience with C++, Java, or other high-performance languages is a plus.
Knowledge of derivatives, options pricing, volatility modeling, or quantitative finance.
Solid understanding of probability, statistics, linear algebra, and optimization.
Experience working with large datasets and writing efficient data analysis code.
Strong problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain quantitative concepts to both technical and non-technical colleagues.