If you also believe that everyone should be able to achieve their financial potential, then you'll love contributing to CMC Markets' company vision of providing the ultimate trading experience.
Seize the opportunity to progress your career in the fintech industry by joining a global leader in CFD trading and share investing.
Grow yourself personally and professionally with a company that's growing with you through global expansion and product offerings.We are looking for an Quantitative Support Analyst to join our Quants team.
This is a hands on, desk-facing technical support role sitting between the Options traders, Quants, Business Operations and Technology.
The role provides functional support for the Options trading system and related front office workflows, investigates day to day issues, and enhances tactical Python scripts and operational tools used by the desk.
You will support business as usual processes, automate repetitive tasks and escalate larger development work where appropriate.
Support the trading desk and quantitative team in UK from a Python coding perspective.
Understand how systems are performing, working in the trading system.This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quantitative Analyst to build practical exposure to derivatives, trading and market making technology.
You will also be working closely with our Quantitative Strategies department.Why You'll Like Working HereJust some of the reasons you'll love working here include:'Leave benefits: Enjoy your birthday off to spend time with family and friends, on us!
Utilise a free annual charity day to give back to your community.
$0 Trades: Staff & family trading accounts with CMC Markets Invest have access to the best brokerage rates in the market – $0 trades for all domestic and international equity orders!
Continuous learning: Our L&D; offering covers both technical and performance training,



ensuring you're always learning new skills.Unlimited access to a dedicated benefits & wellbeing hub where you can save money through various retailer discounts and make use of a variety of resources that will enhance your physical and mental wellbeing.Collaboration: We believe that outstanding things happen when smart people work together; that's why we've made the decision to work five days in the office.Office perks: Help yourself to free breakfast cereals, condiments, and coffee to fuel your workday.
Our culture club provides opportunities for everyone, whether you're into fitness, pizza-making classes, socialising or bringing out your competitive side in trivia or lawn bowls!
What You'll Be Working OnDesign, implement and monitor quantitative trading strategiesDesign, model, code and report on quantitative research using PythonAnalyse technical indicators and conduct correlation analysisProvide desk facing functional and technical supportInvestigate and help resolve trading system, workflow, configuration, data and user issues, escalating where appropriate support for the Options trading system and related Derivatives workflowsLiaise with Technology and Trading teams to explain, implement and debug trading strategies on trading platformDevelop, maintain and enhance tactical Python scripts, utilities and support tools used by the desk and the Quants teamBack test and optimise trading strategies and systemSupport business as usual processes, including application checks, issue triage, incident follow ups,



release validation and post release supportMake controlled bug fixes and small enhancements to existing Python scripts and operational code under guidance from the Options Quants teamAutomate repetitive support tasks and improve operationGather requirements from Front Office users and Business Operations and help shape practical workflow improvementsUnderstand the trading floor environment and the need to respond quickly to issues that can cause business outagesCreate maintenance, support and reporting tools relevant to the product area as appropriateWork closely with Options traders, Quants, Business Operations and Technology, including London based stakeholdersWhat Will Help You Be Successful?
EssentialA degree in quantitative finance, mathematics, computer science or equivalent disciplines.Experience in front office support with trading application support, production support, technical business analysis or a technical support role within financial marketsSolid mathematical understanding of basic time series analysis (Linear regression, generalized linear regression, ARCH/GARCH process), stochastic process (wiener process) and statisticsMust have experience working across trading systems and related technology platformsStrong Python scripting skills, with the ability to read, debug, adapt and enhance existing scripts and operational toolsStrong functional understanding of trading systems and workflowsExperience in supporting a trading system in a prior role, coupled with Python and quantitative skillsGood quantitivel and research skillsThe things we live byWe're always on the lookout for great people, so even if you don't feel you are a 100% fit, apply with your up-to-date CV and we'll consider you for this role and any other suitable opportunities across the business.We look forward to hearing from you!
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📌 Options Quant Support Analyst (Sydney)
🏢 Cmc Markets
📍 Sydney