Ronin Capital, LLC is a limited liability company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices in New York and California. The Firm and its affiliates are registered broker/dealers and members of the AMEX, CBOE, CBOT, CME, CHX and the NYMEX. The Firm currently has proprietary trading operations covering a variety of markets including equity securities, government bonds, corporate bonds, and related derivatives on global exchanges and electronically. There are currently more than 250 employees and affiliated persons.

Ronin Capital is currently looking to hire a Quantitative Options Trader. The ideal candidate will have one to two years of derivative related risk management, financial engineering, or automated trading experience. The individual in this position will utilize statistical and quantitative skills to back-test potential new strategies, help design new trading algorithms, help improve risk management reporting and portfolio optimizations. This position is located in our Chicago, IL office.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Quantitative advanced degree preferred.
• Programming experience or training required. Preferred languages/packages include C++/C#, SQL, Ruby (Perl-like), and/or VB.
• 1-2 years experience in a quantitative financial position with high amounts of data processing.
• Solid knowledge of Equity products and the US Equities markets.
• Self-Motivated with strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work in and contribute in a team atmosphere.
• Meticulous, detail-oriented with strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced, high-stress professional environment