Delta One Trader

Edgehog Trading•Chicago, IL

13h

About The Position

We are hiring experienced quantitative traders / researchers to build a Delta One trading desk from the ground up. You will develop and deploy systematic intraday futures strategies, initially focused on short-horizon trading and hedging workflows that support an established options market-making business. In the near term, the role will focus on improving how we price, hedge, and manage delta exposure across futures and CME options. Over time, this role expands into independent alpha strategies across multiple futures products and, eventually, additional asset classes. You will join a team that prioritizes execution quality, latency optimization, scalable systems, and tight feedback loops. We have a strong engineering infrastructure and a roadmap toward competitive FPGA execution.

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or related STEM field
3+ years experience as a trader or quantitative researcher focused on delta one trading on a futures, equities, or HFT desk
Strong understanding of: -Futures microstructure and execution -Short-horizon systematic trading -Risk management and hedging workflows
Excellent programming skills in C++ and Python
Comfortable working with large datasets and significant real-time market data

Nice To Haves

CME trading experience
Experience working alongside or supporting options trading / market making
Experience building a desk or system from scratch

Responsibilities

Build systematic intraday futures strategies (typical horizons 0–60 minutes, with room to extend)
Drive alpha discovery and feature engineering, from research → implementation → live deployment
Use diverse market data sources to generate predictive signals across CME futures products
Partner with options market-making desks to: -Improve baseline valuation inputs -Hedge options delta exposure efficiently using futures -Enhance real-time risk management and execution