Senior Quantitative Researcher - Options Market Making

Maven•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm deploying its own capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Backed by deep expertise in trading, technology, and research, we are relentlessly focused on improving liquidity across global listed derivatives. Through advanced execution and pricing technologies, we improve how financial markets operate. The role: As a Senior Quantitative Researcher, you will lead projects that have a direct impact on our trading performance. You will work collaboratively with other researchers and traders from various scientific fields and prestigious academic institutions, to develop innovative real-time trading models and solutions for low latency trading systems for exchange-traded options. You will share your knowledge and expertise with other researchers to tackle various challenging projects including but not limited to option pricing and volatility models, algorithm design and alpha research.

Requirements

Academic degree in applied mathematics, computer science, statistics engineering or physics. PhD or any other track record in conducting independent research.
Minimum 3+ years of experience in the financial industry, particularly electronic options trading.
Ability to research advanced algorithms, develop predictive models and verify complex hypotheses using large datasets.
Proactive interest in improving existing trading strategies and identifying new opportunities.
A collaborative bridge between developers, and traders who aligns technical work with commercial impact and the broader strategic vision, and a real team player with other quants in the team.

Responsibilities

Lead projects that have a direct impact on our trading performance.
Work collaboratively with other researchers and traders from various scientific fields and prestigious academic institutions, to develop innovative real-time trading models and solutions for low latency trading systems for exchange-traded options.
Share your knowledge and expertise with other researchers to tackle various challenging projects including but not limited to option pricing and volatility models, algorithm design and alpha research.
Improving existing trading strategies and identifying new opportunities.
Align technical work with commercial impact and the broader strategic vision