Quantitative Researcher
Jump Trading is a global trading firm where traders, engineers, and researchers develop trading strategies, models, infrastructure, and systems across asset classes and time horizons.
About Jump Trading
Jump Trading is a global trading firm focused on research-driven trading and the engineering of scalable models, tools, infrastructure, and execution systems. Its operations combine trading, technology, AI/ML, and quantitative research, and it also runs research and talent programs including conference travel grants and a fellowship program.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will complete training in trading, programming, and quantitative research before rotating with trading teams and contributing to research projects. You will build predictive models, develop automated trading strategies, and apply machine learning, statistics, Python, and C++ using large-scale computing resources.
Requirements
- Strong programming and/or quantitative analysis skills
- Skills in statistics, data mining, mathematics, or machine learning
- Exceptional achievement in a technical discipline
- Reliable and predictable availability
Responsibilities
- Complete training in trading, programming, and quantitative research
- Build predictive models
- Develop automated trading strategies
- Rotate with trading teams
- Contribute to research projects
- Apply research skills in competitive markets
