Full-Time
Senior Options Quantitative Researcher
Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Tower Research Capital
1,001-5,000 employees
High-frequency trading and technology solutions
Compensation Overview
$120k - $180kAnnually
Senior
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship
New York, NY, USA
You match the following Tower Research Capital's candidate preferences
Employers are more likely to interview you if you match these preferences:
- 3+ years of experience in a quantitative research role with a focus on options pricing, volatility surfaces, and risk management
- Experience in researching predictive volatility alphas over various time horizons
- Understanding of the practical considerations required in implementing and executing trading signals
- Expertise in detailed implementations of numerical pricing for American options
- Ability to work with large multi-faceted datasets
- Passion and drive to take a leading role in a growing options business
- Relevant programming experience, preferably in Python and/or C++
- Excellent attention to detail
- Developing options pricing and risk models
- Improving real-time volatility valuation and fitting
- Researching short to mid frequency volatility alphas
- Collaborating with other traders and quantitative researchers to optimize existing strategies
- Mentoring junior traders and/or quantitative researchers
Tower Research Capital provides high-frequency trading services in the financial markets. The company uses advanced technology and algorithms to execute trades at very high speeds, allowing it to take advantage of small price discrepancies and market inefficiencies. Its main clients are institutional investors, hedge funds, and other financial entities that need fast and reliable trading solutions. What sets Tower Research Capital apart from its competitors is its focus on proprietary trading strategies and continuous investment in research and development, which helps it maintain a leading position in the high-frequency trading sector. The company's goal is to generate profits by executing a large volume of trades with minimal latency.
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$60M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1998
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Increased interest in AI-driven trading strategies enhances algorithmic accuracy for market predictions.
- The rise of DeFi platforms opens new opportunities in cryptocurrency markets for high-frequency trading.
- Emergence of new stock exchanges offers additional venues for arbitrage opportunities.
What critics are saying
- TXSE's advanced order matching engine could increase competition in high-frequency trading.
- Point72's hiring of former Tower employees suggests increased competition for talent.
- Kronos Research's appointment of a former Tower executive may lead to strategic insights leakage.
What makes Tower Research Capital unique
- Tower Research Capital excels in high-frequency trading with advanced algorithms and technology.
- The firm has a strong focus on rapid execution and minimal latency in trades.
- Tower Research Capital continuously invests in R&D to maintain its competitive edge.
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Benefits
5 weeks of paid vacation per year
401(k) with company matching
Free meals and snacks
Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses