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Quant firm jobs in Illinois

Chicago's proprietary trading and market-making cluster.

What is open in Illinois right now?

207 open adverts name Illinois, across research, trading, engineering, data and operations. The 48 most recent are listed below.

Based in Illinois

39 listed

Adverts whose only stated location is in Illinois.

Engineering Manager - Full-Stack Web

New today

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-D545B9

Other / businessMarket makingPhD

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

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Recruiting Operations & Enablement Specialist

New today

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-E90F0D

Talent and peopleBachelors

$100k – $160k

Indicative base band

High early interest expected

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Quantitative Researcher

New today

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-75A64F

Quant researchHigh-frequency tradingBachelors

$150k – $250k

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Desktop Systems Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-665BE7

Software engineering

$85k – $125k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 3 days ago

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Finance | Senior Accounting Analyst, Digital Assets

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-FFA394

Finance and accountingSeniorOptions and volatilityBachelors

$155k – $250k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 3 days ago

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Systems Engineer - Global Development Platform

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-063B12

Software engineeringBachelors

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 3 days ago

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Trading Systems Engineer - Global Options

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-0EC2A8

Software engineeringOptions and volatility

$175k – $225k

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First seen 4 days ago

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UP - Analytics/Middle Office - Quant Developer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-955517

Quant engineeringOptions and volatility

$150k – $200k

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First seen 7 days ago

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Product Control Quantitative Lead

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-A5CEE6

Other / businessLead / HeadOptions and volatility

$200k – $250k

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First seen 9 days ago

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Trader

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-72B6D4

TradingBachelors

$150k – $200k

Advertised base

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First seen 9 days ago

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Systems Support Engineer (UAT & Development)

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-1C8D12

Other / businessBachelors

$115k – $175k

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First seen 10 days ago

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Assistant Controller

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-A187E3

Finance and accountingMarket makingBachelors

$100k – $160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 11 days ago

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Cloud Security Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-172CD6

Security engineeringBachelors

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 14 days ago

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HR Coordinator

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-73BD1A

Talent and peopleOptions and volatility

$100k – $160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 17 days ago

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Kubernetes Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-086947

Other / business

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 17 days ago

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Data Center Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-D94DD4

Infrastructure operationsInternshipMarket making

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 18 days ago

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Junior Fixed Income Relative Value Trader

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-10505B

TradingGraduateMarket makingBachelors

$130k – $185k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 18 days ago

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Junior Data Center/Desktop Engineer

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-5B0F4D

Infrastructure operationsGraduate

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 21 days ago

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Senior Atlassian Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-B57FD6

Other / businessSeniorBachelors

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 21 days ago

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FPGA Engineer (Algo)

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-393931

Low-latency engineeringMasters

$150k – $250k

Advertised base

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First seen 23 days ago

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Operations Analyst – Mid Office

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-24E5D9

Finance and accountingBachelors

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 23 days ago

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Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-CE9DFD

Talent and people

$60k – $70k

Advertised base

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First seen 23 days ago

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Data Analyst - Business Intelligence

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-52F11D

Other / businessBachelors

$100k – $130k

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First seen 23 days ago

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Database Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-A4BA68

Other / businessInternshipMarket making

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 24 days ago

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Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-A579D5

Security engineeringSenior

$175k – $275k

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First seen 24 days ago

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Quantitative Researcher - Delta One

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-711375

Quant researchOptions and volatility

$150k – $250k

Advertised base

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First seen 24 days ago

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Risk Manager - Active Trading

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-8DD798

Other / businessHigh-frequency tradingMasters

$120k – $160k

Advertised base

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First seen 28 days ago

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Events Planner

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-995ED7

Other / business

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 29 days ago

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Risk Developer

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-43A68A

Other / businessMarket making

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 29 days ago

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Senior Software Engineer, Cumberland/Options Data

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-76322B

Software engineeringSeniorOptions and volatilityBachelors

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 1 month ago

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Software Engineer - Cumberland/Options Front Office Systems

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-5376A9

Software engineeringOptions and volatilityBachelors

$175k – $225k

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First seen 1 month ago

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Data Engineer, Cumberland/Options

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-70F3C1

DataOptions and volatility

$150k – $200k

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First seen 1 month ago

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Risk Product Analyst

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-A1A00C

Other / businessOptions and volatility

$175k – $250k

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First seen 1 month ago

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Executive Assistant to the CEO

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-93B112

Workplace and operationsBachelors

$100k – $200k

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First seen 1 month ago

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AI Inference Platform Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-ECC2B4

Software engineering

$200k – $250k

Advertised base

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First seen 1 month ago

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Verification Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-63E9E4

Other / businessBachelors

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 1 month ago

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Legal Counsel

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-AB734A

LegalPhD

$100k – $160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 1 month ago

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Hardware Machine Learning PhD Research Internship

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-B52C5D

Other / businessInternshipPhD

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 1 month ago

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Team Lead, People Technology

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-47C586

Other / businessLead / Head

$140k – $180k

Advertised base

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First seen 1 month ago

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Multi-office roles that include Illinois

9 listed

The employer lists Illinois alongside other offices. Confirm where the seat sits before applying.

Trading Operations Engineer

New today

New York, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-D4F96E

Trading operationsOptions and volatilityBachelors

$100k – $150k

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Quantitative Researcher

New today

New York, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-4BBE81

Quant researchHigh-frequency tradingBachelors

$175k – $250k

Indicative base band

High early interest expected

New today

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Back Office Developer

New today

New York, United StatesA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-1D7094

Trading operationsMarket making

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

New today

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Surveillance Analyst

New York, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-18241C

Compliance and risk controlOptions and volatilityBachelors

$100k – $150k

Advertised base

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First seen 3 days ago

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Senior Service Reliability Engineer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-59ECD4

Other / businessSenior

$220k – $280k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 3 days ago

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Senior / Staff Software Engineer — Algorithmic Execution Platform

New York, United StatesA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-336488

Software engineeringSeniorOptions and volatilityBachelors

$200k – $350k

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Employer-stated salary

First seen 8 days ago

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Senior Software Engineer, Options Execution

New York, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-9E4747

Software engineeringSeniorOptions and volatility

$200k – $225k

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Employer-stated salary

First seen 9 days ago

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Service Reliability Engineering Technical Lead

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-8C65A2

Other / businessLead / Head

$250k – $300k

Advertised base

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First seen 28 days ago

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Site Reliability Engineer

New York, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-0F1D11

Software engineeringOptions and volatility

Pay not published

No salary stated in the advert

First seen 1 month ago

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Cities in Illinois

Chicago jobs

What quant roles pay in Illinois

Modelled total compensation in USD. Uses the Chicago city index from the KnowQuant model. Not observed offers.

Function	Entry level	Senior
Quant Researcher	$225k to $390k	$775k to $2.4m
Quant Trader	$195k to $390k	$875k to $2.9m
Quant Developer	$175k to $290k	$485k to $1.2m
HFT / Low-Latency Engineer	$195k to $340k	$580k to $1.4m
Software Engineer	$170k to $280k	$435k to $920k
Data Engineer	$160k to $255k	$405k to $825k

Pay published by employers in these adverts

Trading Operations Engineer: $100k – $150k
Quantitative Researcher: $150k – $250k
Desktop Systems Engineer: $85k – $125k
Surveillance Analyst: $100k – $150k
Senior Service Reliability Engineer: $220k – $280k

Who is hiring in Illinois

Employers behind today's open adverts, described anonymously as on every KnowQuant advert.

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An established proprietary trading firm
A fast-growing high-frequency trading firm
A fast-growing quantitative trading firm

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Quant jobs in Illinois: common questions

How many quant firm jobs are open in Illinois?

207 open adverts name Illinois as a location at the quant firms KnowQuant tracks, including multi-office adverts. The count describes open adverts, not hiring plans.

What does a quant researcher earn in Illinois?

KnowQuant's model puts total compensation at roughly $225k to $390k at entry level and $775k to $2.4m at senior level. Uses the Chicago city index from the KnowQuant model. These are modelled estimates, not offers.

Is there state income tax in Illinois?

Yes. Illinois levies state income tax, so compare offers in other states after tax rather than on headline pay.

Matched on the location each employer published, so multi-office adverts naming Illinois are included. Counts describe open adverts, not hiring plans.