Graduate Quantitative Researcher (2026 Start)

If you enjoy mathematical challenges and writing computer programs, you could be instrumental in the success of Optiver’s dynamic trading floor as our next Graduate Quantitative Researcher. With your statistics knowledge and top-tier analytical abilities, you’ll create the insights that drive our trading strategies. Get ready to collaborate with world-class Traders and Software Engineers from more than 50 countries to improve financial markets across the globe. This is your chance to get involved and see how valuable research and data are to the future of electronic trading.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Quantitative Research acts as the foundation upon which Optiver’s trading activities are built. Our research teams – experts in a variety of STEM subjects – utilise a scientific approach to research and design our world-class trading algorithms. This means applying and developing state-of-the-art stochastic models to price options and predict market volatility, as well as uti...