Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial

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Quantitative Trader

Posted Sep 3, 2026

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Job function
Investments & Capital Markets Portfolio Management & Trading
Salary
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Location
Chicago
Work arrangement
On-site
Experience
Prior experience with trading, strategy games or poker, is helpful but not required.
Education
Excellent academic background. Hard sciences preferred - physics, chemistry, engineering, math, or statistics.

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Role Summary

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Quantitative Traders design, operate, and improve high-performance algorithmic trading strategies deployed on electronic trading venues. The role begins with mentorship and training in trade floor operations before progressing to strategy deployment and operation, with opportunities to work closely with software engineers.

What You'll Do

  • Design, operate, and improve high-performance algorithmic trading strategies.
  • Learn the trade flow process through mentorship and training in trade floor operations.
  • Deploy and operate trading strategies.
  • Work with software engineers to enhance and further develop trading strategies.

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Qualifications

Excellent academic background, strong quantitative problem-solving skills and mathematical aptitude, programming experience required, and the ability to communicate precisely. Candidates should be motivated, take initiative, and be able to work independently and within a team.

Required

  • Programming experience is required.

Preferred

  • Hard sciences preferred - physics, chemistry, engineering, math, or statistics.
  • Python, SQL, Java or C++ are a plus.
  • Prior experience with trading, strategy games or poker, is helpful but not required.
  • No finance background is necessary.

Original job description

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Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to our clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world. Our market structure expertise, broad diversification, and execution technology enables us to provide competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide 

THE ROLE

Our Quantitative Traders are responsible for the design, operation, and improvement of high‐performance algorithmic trading strategies deployed on electronic trading venues around the world. During an intensive period of mentorship and training in trade floor operations, Quantitative Traders learn the intricacies of each step of the trade flow process, eventually integrating into strategy deployment and operation.

This team also has the opportunity to work closely with software engineers to enhance and further develop the firm’s trading strategies. Quantitative Traders not only become experts in trading technology and its interaction with the market, but they also play a crucial role in the evolution of market micro structure and the driving forces behind liquidity. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to kick start a career in the financial technology space.

THE CANDIDATE 

  • Excellent academic background. Hard sciences preferred - physics, chemistry, engineering, math, or statistics.
  • Outstanding quantitative problem‐solving skills and mathematical aptitude.
  • Programming experience is required  (Python, SQL, Java or C++ are a plus). 
  • The ability to communicate information precisely and with agility.
  • A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare.
  • Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team.
  • Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals.
  • Prior experience with trading, strategy games or poker, is helpful but not required.
  • No finance background is necessary.

THE PROCESS

After applicants pass an initial resume screening, an online test will be sent via email. This test is from a service called Hackerrank so please be on the lookout. After passing the OA, we will contact you to arrange a phone screen. We looking forward to meeting you!

Salary Range: $150,000 - $200,000 (salary range is exclusive of bonuses, benefits or other categories of compensation. See our careers page for more information)
Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Virtu Financial

About the company

Virtu Financial

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Virtu Financial is a leading technology-driven trading firm that specializes in providing liquidity across a wide range of financial instruments. Founded in 2008, the company leverages innovative algorithms and sophisticated trading strategies to optimize market efficiency and enhance trading performance. With a global presence, Virtu serves institutional clients, retail brokers, and exchanges, utilizing its advanced technology to execute trades at lightning speed and with exceptional precision. Committed to transparency and best execution practices, Virtu Financial is at the forefront of the evolving financial markets landscape.

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