Graduate Quantitative Researcher, PhD

What you’ll do:

As a Quantitative Researcher, you’ll be responsible for the accuracy of our core pricing models and work closely with our traders to analyse and improve all facets of our trading strategies.

You’ll get to:

• Perform extensive analysis in order to implement new algorithms that support and improve our existing models.
• Develop risk management and portfolio optimisation tools to improve our execution algorithm.
• Work with petabytes of low latency, high-frequency market data sets.
• Collaborate with our developers to test and drive changes to our trading system, that will improve our ability to make successful trades.
• Keep up to date on the latest development of new models and technologies

Who you are:

• PhD degree in a highly quantitative field. Graduation time between 2023 and 2025.
• Strong knowledge of probability and statistics, experience in machine learning and time-series analysis is a big plus.
• Programming experience in any language (C, C++, Python, JAVA, etc.), ideally with a preference towards Python.
• Ability to carry a project on your own in a structured way within a short timeframe.
• Experience in working with large datasets.
• Both a self-motivated contributor and a team player, with an entrepreneurial attitude and hunger for success.
• Interest in the trading/quantitative finance industry.

HOW TO APPLY

If you’re interested in taking your career to the next level and work on one of the most exciting trading floors in China mainland, apply now via the form below. 

While we love how bilingual our teams are, be sure to submit the below application materials in English:

• Resume
• Academic transcripts, including Bachelors and Masters and PhD if any

For any other inquiries, please email chinacareers@optiver.com.au.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

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