Systematic Options Trader

Role Summary

As a Systematic Trader, you’ll join our global team of experts responsible for managing the day-to-day trading of our quantitative systematic trading strategies. You will make real-time decisions to manage risk, respond to changing market conditions, react to patterns observed in trading behaviors, and act on the broad set of alerts generated by our leading monitoring platform. You will partner with the firm’s strategy developers and technologists to deliver a best-in-class trading platform that directly unlocks business opportunities and improves the robustness of our businesses. We’re looking for extraordinary traders who are committed to our core values: winning, acting with integrity, continuously learning, and cultivating a meritocracy.

Opportunities may be available from time to time in any location in which the business is based for suitable candidates. If you are interested in a career with Citadel, please share your details and we will contact you if there is a vacancy available.

Objectives

Manage the daily operation of our systematic trading platform, partnering with developers, researchers, and technology teams

Develop a deep understanding of market microstructure, products, regulations, and our trading platform to facilitate business growth (new regions/venues/products, defining new technology requirements, and deployment of new strategies)

Design and drive the continual improvement of our world-class trading platform

Monitor markets and strategy performance metrics identifying trends that inform actions

Understand and navigate macro event risks by constructing and executing trading playbooks

Own risk management protections and have authority over trading activities

Skills and Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in STEM, Finance, Economics, or Business program from a top institution

Excellent problem-solving and strategic decision-making ability; able to keep the big picture in mind, making informed and defensible decisions in a fast-paced trading environment

Prior experience in electronic trading

Detail-oriented and excellent written and oral communication skills

Demonstrated self-starter, with the drive and can-do attitude to learn new things and push through change to deliver results

Skill assets: proficiency in Python/similar backend technologies and SQL

About Citadel Securities

Citadel Securities is the next-generation capital markets firm and a leading global market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with the liquidity they need to trade a broad array of equity and fixed income products in any market condition. The brightest minds in finance, science and technology use powerful, advanced analytics to solve the market’s most critical challenges, turning big ideas into real-world outcomes.