About the role
<div class="content-intro"><p>Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a premier proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. &nbsp;Our collaborative culture fuels innovation in quantitative research, systematic trading strategies, and cutting-edge trading technology. &nbsp;For over three decades CTC has provided critical liquidity across derivatives exchanges worldwide - making them fairer, more transparent, and more efficient.</p> <p>We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The Role</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Our growing Amsterdam team is a dynamic group dedicated to developing execution strategies for APAC exchanges, contributing to CTC’s global&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">options</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;market-making and volatility alpha suite. Close collaboration with colleagues in Chicago, New York, and London creates an energetic environment where interesting and complex problems are tackled together. The team has delivered impressive results on challenging initiatives, driven by&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">expertise</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;and a shared commitment to impactful solutions and trading outcomes</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Quant Trading&nbsp;Associate&nbsp;(QTA) role is our entry-level position within our Trading and Quant organization and gives you broad exposure to the whole business&nbsp;as you work towards graduating from the Associate Program and assuming a role on a team as&nbsp;a&nbsp;Quantitative&nbsp;Trader.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&q