Vice President - Quantitative Trader - Indian Equities

About the Role:

We are hiring for a leading Wealth-tech/Fintech firm seeking an experienced

Vice President - Quantitative Trader specializing in Indian Equities and Options Derivatives Trading. The ideal candidate should have a strong track record of building and deploying profitable quantitative trading strategies, managing significant capital allocations, and generating consistent returns in Indian equity derivatives markets.

- Similar VP quant roles emphasize derivatives pricing, hedging, portfolio optimization, and quantitative model development.

Key Responsibilities :

- Develop, backtest, and deploy systematic/options trading strategies across: Index Options Stock Options Futures & Equity derivatives

- Build and optimize quantitative models for pricing, volatility forecasting, risk management, and execution.

- Design advanced options strategies such as: Delta-neutral strategies Volatility arbitrage Statistical arbitrage Market making strategies Directional and non-directional spreads Gamma/Theta-based strategies

- Manage proprietary/client capital ranging from 100 Cr to 500 Cr.

- Deliver consistent monthly returns of 1.5%2.5% while maintaining strong drawdown controls.

- Develop and enhance trading infrastructure using Python: Backtesting frameworks

- Execution engines Risk dashboards Strategy monitoring tools Monitor live portfolios, exposures, Greeks, and market risk.

- Optimize execution quality, slippage, transaction costs, and strategy efficiency.

- Collaborate with technology, data science, and execution teams for strategy automation.

- Conduct market research on Indian equities, derivatives, volatility surfaces, and market microstructure.