CITIC CLSA

Asia-focused capital markets and investment group

Market Making Quant - Equity Derivatives

Quantitative DevelopmentConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew York, NY, USA$150k - $190kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Master's degree or above in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
At least 6 years of relevant experience in the market-making business.
Extensive knowledge of computer science fundamentals and software development experience in Python 3.9 or later, with debugging and analytical skills.
In-depth understanding of equity derivatives.
Strong understanding of design patterns, SOLID principles, and unit-testing practices.
Experience with SQL, database design, and large datasets.
Expertise in engineering platform solutions in Python on large-scale, complex systems.
Ability to solve problems arising from trading, risk, and operations in a fast-paced environment.
Fluent spoken and written English.
Strong attention to detail and a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

Support the US equity derivatives market-making business on listed products.
Build pricing tools and perform daily risk and P&L analysis.
Build trading applications for US products.
Build transaction-analysis tools to optimize business flows.
Work with global quants on the quant library and global quant projects.
Design and innovate the equity derivatives library.
Work with IT to build resilient risk and pricing infrastructure.
Build volatility-fitting tools and dividend-marking tools.
Support daily trading applications.
Build trading tools and support equity derivatives sales teams overseas.

Key Areas of Responsibilities

Supporting EQD US Market Making business on listed products.
Building pricing tools and looking after daily risk and PnL analysis.
Building trading applications on US products.
Building transaction analysis tools to optimize the business flows
Working with global quants on quant library and global quant projects
Designing and innovating equity derivative library
Working with IT to build a resilient risk/pricing infrastructure
Building Vol Fitting tools and Dividend marking tools
Supporting daily trading applications
Building trading tools and support the Equity Derivative sales teams overseas

Requirements

Master’s degree or above in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or related disciplines
Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in Market Making business
Extensive knowledge in computer science fundamentals and software development experience in Python (3.9+) with excellent debugging and analytical skills
In-depth understanding of Equity Derivatives
Strong understanding of design patterns, solid principles, and unit testing practices
Experience with SQL, database design, and large datasets
Expertise in engineering platform solutions in Python on large-scale, complex systems
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and critically, solve various problems arising from trading, risk and operations
Self-motivated, strong attention to detail and a proactive mindset.
Fluent in both spoken and written English

Salary Range: $150,000-$190,000 USD

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About the Company

CITIC CLSA

Asia-focused capital markets and investment group

CITIC CLSA provides capital markets and investment services in Asia and beyond, supporting global institutional investors, corporations, governments, and high-net-worth individuals. The company uses its award-winning research, extensive Asia network, and direct links to China to help clients access and invest in Asian markets. Its team operates across 13 countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas, combining local knowledge with international reach. This mix helps clients execute deals, conduct in-depth market analysis, and grow their investment portfolios through China and Asia-focused opportunities. What sets CITIC CLSA apart is its deep regional network and China connections, which contrast with broader global banks and smaller regional firms. The goal is to enable clients to grow by leveraging Asia’s markets and China’s opportunities through expert advisory, research, and execution across the globe.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: $834.9M
Headquarters: Central and Western District, Hong Kong
Founded: 1986

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