Trading Associate
About The Role
PEAK6 was brought to life by an insatiable curiosity, an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to win. With over a 20-year track record of success, PEAK6 offers incredible opportunities for smart, passionate team players. As a Trading Associate at PEAK6, we’ll give you the training and the tools to put your best ideas into the market. Trading at PEAK6 means that you’ll solve complex problems and take calculated risks. You’ll collaborate with incredibly smart people who love what they do to solve for the ever-changing but exciting challenges of the financial markets. Plus, you’ll never be bored, because no two days in the market are the same.
What you will do:
- Learn and apply advanced option theory in your everyday responsibilities
- Master the use of all of PEAK6’s proprietary tools and technology
- Communicate, learn from, and articulate your ideas and strategies to senior trading partners
- Test and analyze your own trading strategies in the market
- Manage a portfolio and its risks
- Develop new cutting-edge tools
- Deep dives into analytical and research-based data
- Pass the Series 57 licensing exam within one month of your hire date
What you need to have:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree graduating between December 2019 and June 2020
- Availability for an August 2020 start date
- Excellent quantitative and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in teams
- Interest in the financial markets; however previous knowledge or experience is not required
Bonus points if:
- You have experience with programming or scripting
- You have an appetite for risk
- You have the ability to excel under pressure
Our top performers share the following traits:
- Curiosity about the markets
- Can quickly identify trends in the market and portfolio performance and can adjust strategies accordingly
- Ability to identify and communicate opportunity in the market