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Live vacancy · Ref KQ-04E2D8

Junior Quantitative Trader

A fast-growing quantitative trading firm · Chicago, United States · first seen 2 months ago

Compensation
$130k – $185k
Location
Chicago, United States
Seniority
Graduate

What is the Junior Quantitative Trader role in Chicago, United States?

A fast-growing quantitative trading firm is hiring a Junior Quantitative Trader in Chicago, United States. It is a Graduate level quant trader role, and the advert asks for C++, probability and Python.

Indicative base

$130k – $185k

KnowQuant benchmark band

Location

Chicago, United States

Function

Quant Trader

Graduate

Education

PhD

Status

Open

Ref KQ-04E2D8

First seen

2 months ago

Verified today

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About the employer

This vacancy is with a fast-growing quantitative trading firm. We hold the employer's identity confidential until we have spoken with you about the role, so the advert below is written by our research team from the facts stated in the live posting - never copied from it. This role was advertised publicly by the employer. It is not a confidential search mandate; those are handled directly and are never listed.

What you would do

  • ·Sits in the Quantitative Trading team.
  • ·Is classified as a quant trader role from its title and team.
  • ·Works with C++, probability and Python, as named in the posting.

What they are asking for

  • ·PhD, as stated in the posting.
  • ·Pitched at Graduate level.
  • ·Practical experience with C++, probability and Python.

Skills in this advert

C++ProbabilityPython

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