Quantitative Trader/Researcher – Systematic Options Trading OptiverQuantitative Trader/Researcher – Systematic Options TradingChicago, IllinoisMotivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets. Design, develop, and refine systematic trading strategies to optimize market reactions, order placement, and execution in order to maximize trading performance.
Trading Automation Specialist OptiverTrading Automation SpecialistChicago, IllinoisAs a Trading Automation Specialist, your key responsibilities include: Automate the desk — build the workflows and tooling traders rely on every session; eliminate manual work and reduce operational risk. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.
Operations Manager, Trading & Regulatory Compliance tastyliveOperations Manager, Trading & Regulatory ComplianceChicago, IL$120,000–$150,000 / yearFounded in Chicago by the creators of thinkorswim, acquired by London-based IG Group in 2021, we combine startup innovation with the backing of a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. From our headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market, our team builds award-winning trading platforms, produces live financial education content daily, and creates technology that makes complex markets accessible.
Senior Product Designer, Trading tastyliveSenior Product Designer, TradingChicago, IL$132,000–$160,000 / yearFounded in Chicago by the creators of thinkorswim, acquired by London-based IG Group in 2021, we combine startup innovation with the backing of a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. We're hiring a Senior Product Designer to work alongside our trading design team and significantly raise the quality of our mobile trading experience: tastytrade's largest and fastest-growing customer surface, and the area with the most direct line between focused design investment and meaningful conversion improvement.
Software Engineer - Trading Strategies OptiverSoftware Engineer - Trading StrategiesChicago, IllinoisWe have opportunities across the following teams: Research & Simulation: Build the infrastructure and workflows that power systematic and semi-systematic trading, enabling large-scale experimentation, robust backtesting, and data-driven strategy development. Depending on the team and area of focus, engineers may work on everything from ultra-low-latency systems that execute trades in live markets to large-scale research and simulation platforms that process vast amounts of data.
Trading Automation and Operations Intern (Summer 2027) OptiverTrading Automation and Operations Intern (Summer 2027)Chicago, IllinoisAs a Trading Automation and Operations Intern, you'll work on our trading floor enhancing fully systematic trading strategies and solving operational challenges that directly support our core market-making business. You'll take ownership of real business problems with the support of experienced teammates and mentors, while deepening your understanding of financial markets and market making.
C++ Software Engineer, Trading Platform WolverineC++ Software Engineer, Trading PlatformChicago, Illinois$100,000–$140,000 / yearIf you enjoy solving challenging engineering problems, building software that customers depend on, and working with a team that values curiosity and technical excellence, we'd love to hear from you. You'll work alongside experienced software engineers, traders, and product specialists to solve complex technical challenges and deliver solutions that have a direct impact on our clients.
Trading Operations Engineer Wolverine Execution ServicesTrading Operations EngineerChicago, Illinois$80,000–$120,000 / yearYou'll partner with software and hardware engineering teams to monitor real-time system performance, troubleshoot production issues, and build tools that keep pace with a growing and increasingly complex technical environment. Maintain production trading infrastructure, including databases, transaction servers, gateways, and web servers.
Quant Trading Internship - Summer 2027 CTCQuant Trading Internship - Summer 2027Chicago, IllinoisYou will become a member of a team for the summer and play a vital role completing project work and/or identifying trading opportunities and communicating with software engineers, quants, traders, and risk managers throughout the trading day. You will also attend planned social activities and talks from various business leaders to propel your professional growth, and build your network with CTC employees and fellow interns.
Operations Manager, Trading & Regulatory Compliance tastytradeOperations Manager, Trading & Regulatory ComplianceChicago, IL$120,000–$150,000 / yearFounded in Chicago by the creators of thinkorswim, acquired by London-based IG Group in 2021, we combine startup innovation with the backing of a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. From our headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market, our team builds award-winning trading platforms, produces live financial education content daily, and creates technology that makes complex markets accessible.
Senior Product Designer, Trading tastytradeSenior Product Designer, TradingChicago, IL$132,000–$160,000 / yearFounded in Chicago by the creators of thinkorswim, acquired by London-based IG Group in 2021, we combine startup innovation with the backing of a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. We're hiring a Senior Product Designer to work alongside our trading design team and significantly raise the quality of our mobile trading experience: tastytrade's largest and fastest-growing customer surface, and the area with the most direct line between focused design investment and meaningful conversion improvement.
Trading Engineer - Strategy IMCTrading Engineer - StrategyChicago, Illinois$175,000–$225,000 / yearAcross our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. You’ll gain exposure to both engineering and trading strategy, work alongside exceptional technologists and traders, and have the freedom to build, automate, and innovate in a fast-paced, impact-driven environment.
Trading Engineer - Execution IMCTrading Engineer - ExecutionChicago, Illinois$175,000–$225,000 / yearDemonstrated curiosity and hands-on experimentation with technology—whether through personal projects, home labs, open source contributions, or deep-dive exploration of operating systems and networking. You’ll join a team of experienced engineers committed to rigorous operational excellence and continuous improvement, with a high degree of responsibility over complex, real-time system interactions across trading and technology.
Quantitative Trading Strategist - Equity Options IMCQuantitative Trading Strategist - Equity OptionsChicago, IllinoisFrom entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back.
2027 Internship - Quantitative Trading Virtu Financial Inc.2027 Internship - Quantitative TradingChicago, IL$5,000–$5,800 / weekWe have built a thoughtful and challenging curriculum that introduces students to all aspects of Virtu's business through a company-curated global training week, real world trading problems to solve and engaging social events to get to know our team and culture. We've designed the internship to be very hands-on; interns will spend most of their time solving trading problems as they occur in the markets and working from a menu of projects with the team.
Software Engineer – Trading Systems WolverineSoftware Engineer – Trading SystemsChicago, Illinois$100,000–$140,000 / yearYou’ll work closely with experienced engineers, quantitative researchers, and traders to build reliable, scalable systems in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. You’ll gain exposure to real-world performance challenges, production systems, and cross-functional collaboration while being supported by a team invested in your development.
Senior Trading Software Engineer Belvedere TradingSenior Trading Software EngineerChicago, IL$175,000–$200,000 / yearOur traders work hard to provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETF), and equity index options. Belvedere Trading is supportive of a Hybrid work schedule requiring two days a week in either the Chicago, Boulder, New York, or Singapore offices during normal business hours.
Trading Analyst (Python) MavenTrading Analyst (Python)Chicago, ILMarkets generate questions faster than anyone can answer them, and your job is to figure out which ones matter, find good answers, and explain what you've found to people who'll act on it. Backed by deep expertise in trading, technology, and research, we are relentlessly focused on improving liquidity across global listed derivatives.
Site Reliability Engineer - Algorithmic Trading DRWSite Reliability Engineer - Algorithmic TradingChicago, IL$130,000–$225,000 / yearWe’re looking for a Site Reliability Engineer who thrives at the intersection of software, trading and infrastructure – someone who creates observability that surfaces issues before they ever cause a problem, owns the response when things go wrong, and relentlessly drives automation that eliminates friction and keeps our team focused on our goals. Demonstrated knowledge of network communications including comprehensive understanding of the Linux TCP-IP stack, use of multicast networking, and network protocol interactions.
Trading & Value Chain Optimization Advisory Senior Consultant DeloitteTrading & Value Chain Optimization Advisory Senior ConsultantChicago, IL$110,700–$218,300 / yearAs a Senior Consultant, Trading & VCO on the Enterprise Operations & Risk team, you will be responsible for: Lead analysis across the commodity trade lifecycle, including deal capture, scheduling and nomination, pricing, and settlements, to identify data, process, and control improvement opportunities within trading and risk operations. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.