Senior Trader Job at Edgehog Trading, Chicago, IL

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  • Edgehog Trading
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary:

Edgehog Trading is a proprietary trading firm specialized in electronic option market making. Our vision is to scale and automate our strategies with a diverse team of traders, developers, and researchers. We pride ourselves on data-driven decision making and innovative problem-solving which allows us to tackle complex problems posed by efficient markets. We believe in continuous learning, absolute transparency, and a collaborative approach to everything we do.

Edgehog traders are excellent stewards of risk and are capable of providing liquidity in any market condition. Because every decision is made with factual, data-driven inputs, traders are expected to confidently stand by their actions and proactively and effectively communicate any deviation from expected value.

What you will do:

  • Proactively manage the desk’s position to ensure the portfolio falls within assigned risk limits
  • Monitor trading algorithms and provide feedback to researchers and developers on areas of improvement
  • Devise new, innovative ways to tune trading parameters to increase desk profitability
  • Work across the entire organization to improve systems and overall firm performance

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Experienced trader with 2-5 years of experience with proven track record of success
  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, or related field
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills
  • Excellent quantitative and analytical skills
  • Ability to take on many responsibilities quickly with a high degree of operational excellence
  • Python programming skills are a plus, but not required

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