J K Barnes ยท 1 day ago
Quant Researcher / Trader for new Delta One build out at leading prop shop
Greater Chicago Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $300K/yrJ K Barnes is a leading global market-making and proprietary trading firm expanding its Equities and Delta-One trading platform. They are seeking Quant Researchers and Quant Traders to help build next-generation intraday and short-horizon alpha strategies.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Jermaine B.
Responsibilities
Research and develop systematic alpha strategies across cash equities, equity futures, ETFs, and other delta-one instruments
Work with high-frequency and intraday data to identify short-term inefficiencies in price, liquidity, and order flow
Build and maintain robust backtesting and signal evaluation frameworks with realistic transaction cost and slippage modeling
Collaborate closely with execution and engineering teams to ensure strategies are implemented efficiently in production
Monitor live trading performance, conduct post-trade analysis, and continuously refine models based on market behavior
Contribute to the build-out of a new equities and delta-one trading platform inside a top-tier market-making firm
Qualification
Required
Experience as a Quant Researcher, Quant Trader, or Systematic Trader in equities, futures, or delta-one products
Strong understanding of market microstructure, intraday dynamics, and execution costs
Proven ability to research and deploy short-horizon trading signals (intraday to 1-day holding periods)
Strong programming skills in Python, or C++
Solid background in statistics, machine learning, or quantitative modeling
Ability to work in a fast-moving, performance-driven trading environment
Benefits
Highly competitive compensation with direct upside from strategy performance
Company
J K Barnes
J K Barnes is a reputable boutique search consultancy focusing on quantitative finance professionals worldwide.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase