full-time
Quantitative Trader - Futures
DRW
- Employer
- DRW
- Location
- Chicago
- Working pattern
- on-site
- Salary
- $150,000–$250,000 / year
About the role
Design, research, deploy, and scale systematic delta-one futures strategies and quantitative signals across global markets, while developing futures-based hedging and options overlays for the FICCO options business. Manage live-strategy risk and performance, optimize execution, and collaborate with traders and infrastructure teams on production systems, portfolio construction, and capital allocation. Requires at least seven years of systematic trading experience, preferably in futures and listed derivatives, with a proven record of direct PnL ownership. Candidates should bring strong derivatives, volatility, risk, quantitative research, Python, large-scale data, market microstructure, and execution expertise; an advanced degree in a relevant quantitative field is preferred.