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Quantitative Researcher

aquaticcapitalmanagement Chicago


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Posted: April 6, 2026

Job Description

Quantitative Researcher

Chicago

Responsibilities:  Improve proprietary trading models and strategies; utilize financial and other data to create or improve predictive models; develop and/or leverage leading-edge statistical and machine-learning models to enhance research and development system; create algorithms to monetize predictive signals.

Requirements: 

  • Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics or related field
  • 2 months of related experience
  • Any amount of experience utilizing mathematical concepts to find solutions to quantitative problems
  • Any amount of experience designing, developing and implementing proprietary python code that improves open libraries such as the scikit-learn library of Python
  • Any amount of experience curating and performing data analysis on financial data as part of a trading system

Must live within normal commuting distance of worksite.  Remote work allowed 10 days per year.

Salary range:  $170,000 to $180,000

Additional Content

Quantitative Researcher

Chicago

Responsibilities:  Improve proprietary trading models and strategies; utilize financial and other data to create or improve predictive models; develop and/or leverage leading-edge statistical and machine-learning models to enhance research and development system; create algorithms to monetize predictive signals.

Requirements: 

  • Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics or related field
  • 2 months of related experience
  • Any amount of experience utilizing mathematical concepts to find solutions to quantitative problems
  • Any amount of experience designing, developing and implementing proprietary python code that improves open libraries such as the scikit-learn library of Python
  • Any amount of experience curating and performing data analysis on financial data as part of a trading system

Must live within normal commuting distance of worksite.  Remote work allowed 10 days per year.

Salary range:  $170,000 to $180,000