Citadel Securities

Options Trading Platform Research Analyst

Posted 8 Days Ago

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Miami, FL

Entry level

Information Technology • Software • Financial Services

We embrace bold ideas and seize opportunities others don’t, from the way we operate to the strategies we deploy.

The Role

The Options Trading Platform Research Analyst will analyze and innovate trading strategies, automate reporting, and investigate trade data. Collaborating with traders and developers, the analyst will enhance platform tools and perform detailed data visualizations to support business decisions.

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Job Description
Role Summary:
As an Options Platform Analyst at Citadel Securities, you have the opportunity to work with best-in-class processes and controls to enable the firm's trading strategies and manage the firm's financial and regulatory risks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Objectives:

Innovate, design, implement, and run analytics on the options market making business
Employ technical expertise and domain knowledge to develop new insights into the systematic trading platform, driving enhanced revenue, efficiency, and resilience
Conduct investigation into trade and position data with a strong focus on automation of reporting and anomaly detection from a granular to larger scale level
Visualize complex datasets that will inform both strategic business and tactical trading decisions
Collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, and developers to share knowledge amongst each other and implement change
Maintain and improve the platform's existing suite of tools and reports
Reconciliation of heterogeneous data sources
Ad-hoc reporting for C-suite as requested

Skills and Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in STEM program from a top institution
In-depth data analytic experience in Python (pandas/polars, plotly, etc.) and SQL; High Performance Computing, C++, KDB+/Q experience a plus but not required
Experience working on data pipelines and automating manual processes
Strong attention to detail and a desire to work on detail-oriented data tasks
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated self-starter, with the drive and can-do attitude to learn new things and push through challenges to deliver results
Excellent problem-solving and strategic decision-making ability; able to keep the big picture in mind, making informed and defensible decisions in a fast-paced trading environment
Prior experience in electronic trading is a plus, eagerness to learn required

About Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities is the next-generation capital markets firm and a leading global market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with the liquidity they need to trade a broad array of equity and fixed income products in any market condition. The brightest minds in finance, science and technology use powerful, advanced analytics to solve the market's most critical challenges, turning big ideas into real-world outcomes.

Top Skills

C++

Python

SQL

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The Company

HQ: Miami, FL

1,900 Employees

On-site Workplace

Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

Citadel Securities is the next-generation capital markets firm. Our work is powered by the deepest integration of financial, mathematical and engineering expertise. Combining deep trading acumen with cutting-edge analytics and technology, we at Citadel Securities deliver critical liquidity to the world’s most important financial institutions—while helping shape the global markets of tomorrow.

Why Work With Us

We do not accept the status quo and we are constantly looking to achieve what others think is impossible. That’s true not just in our careers, but also in our communities.