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AKUNA CAPITAL

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Job Description:

Akuna Capital is seeking experienced Quantitative Options Traders to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be a motivated individual with a desire to make an immediate impact. We are searching for creative thinkers, for competition winners, for those who enjoy a challenge. If you enjoy taking an idea, making it tangible, and receiving rapid feedback - we have the challenge for you.

Job Responsibility:

  • Manage trading strategies and improve profitability by converting ideas into quantitative models
  • Implement trading signals that influence our automated trading
  • Develop a deep understanding of derivatives theory and financial markets
  • Generate ideas on trading opportunities, product insights, risk management and trading systems

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of professional work experience in Options Trading or related field
  • BS/MS/PhD in a technical field – Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or similar
  • Understanding of advanced Mathematics: Calculus, Probability, Linear Algebra, Statistics and Optimization
  • Working knowledge of statistical analysis, numerical linear algebra, machine learning or convex optimization
  • Intermediate programming skills in Python (C++ is a plus)

Nice to have:

C++ programming skills

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 05, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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