Quantitative Trader Intern
Chicago-based proprietary options market maker providing liquidity across U.S. financial markets.
About BlackEdge Capital
BlackEdge Capital is a proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. It combines quantitative trading, options theory, technology, and risk-management expertise to make markets in exchange-cleared instruments and expand across markets and products.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will learn option pricing theory, market-making dynamics, and trading-system operations. You will build expertise in option pricing dynamics and trading-strategy optimization, participate in mock trading and training sessions, and deliver special projects and trading tools that improve daily trading operations.
Requirements
- Graduating in 2028 with at least a bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
- Strong quantitative skills and logical reasoning.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Ability to maintain composure under pressure.
Responsibilities
- Build expertise in option pricing dynamics and trading strategy optimization.
- Participate in mock trading and training sessions.
- Manage special projects and build trading tools to improve trading operations.
