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Futures & Options Financial Engineer, Chicago, IL, 60606
Futures & Options Financial Engineer
Company: Objective Paradigm, Inc.  
Location:   Chicago, IL, 60606  
Compensation:   Base salary plus performance bonus  
Years Experience:   1-3 yrs  
Position Type:   Permanent  
Employment type:   Full time  
Updated:   19 Nov 2009  
eFC Ref no:   524199  
 
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We are seeking highly motivated Financial Engineers with various areas of expertise. Our ideal candidate has an advanced degree (MS PhD) in a quantitative field. In most instances this person will work with Developers, IT Staff, Traders and the other Financial Engineering teams.

This position requires an expertise in the area of high-frequency futures and options trading.

Specific areas of expertise may include one or more of the following:

Interest Rate Derivatives: Supporting market making operations on US Treasury cash and futures products and interest-rate derivatives.

Energy Commodity Derivatives: Support quantitative and fundamental research in natural gas and crude oil futures

Option Volatility: Research, develop, and implement tools and models relating to option volatility

Index Options: Have a solid understanding of the US listed options market, especially index options.

Equity Options: Have a strong background in equity options modeling and correlation management with the ability to develop models and strategies for option portfolios, including price, volatility and risk

Skills Required:

  • Minimum 1 year working experience in quantitative financial analysis.
  • Strong background in using Monte Carlo techniques, stochastic calculus, volatility modeling, partial differential equations, time series analysis and statistics
  • Programming experience required, preferably in C/C++ or C#/.Net
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be able to meet deadlines
  • Self-motivated and the ability to work independently on assignments with little supervision
  • Desire and aptitude to learn software and system applications used in the business
  • Solid verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience with advanced risk management techniques

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