Quant Researcher - Trading Firm

A leading trading firm based in Mumbai is actively seeking talented and driven Quantitative Researchers with a deep understanding of the Indian options markets. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are passionate about quantitative trading, statistical modeling, and designing data-driven trading strategies.

About the Role:

- As a Quantitative Researcher, you will be a key part of the firm's trading strategy development team. Your primary responsibility will be to conduct in-depth research and development of directional and systematic options strategies. You will work closely with traders and other researchers to identify opportunities in the Indian derivatives space, using a combination of financial theory, statistical analysis, and computational techniques.

- The firm is looking for individuals with a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in options trading or strategy research. Exposure to Indian market microstructure and options-specific behavior (volatility surface modeling, skew behavior, expiry dynamics, etc.) will be a major advantage.

Role Highlights:

- 2+ years of experience in options trading or strategy research

- Strong background in directional and systematic options strategies

- Solid programming skills in Python for research, backtesting, and data analysis