Fwd: Auquan's Quant Quest with Optiver

[Shovan Panigrahi]

Dear All,

Greetings from Auquan! 

As the placement season at IITKgp is on, we at Auquan have a way to help.
We are delighted to share the fact that the Amsterdam based quantitative trading giant – Optiver – has decided to partner with us for a recruitment drive, but with an interesting twist, Quant Quest.

About: Quant Quest is a quantitative trading challenge, where students will have to solve three problems to develop and code a trading strategy and backtest it on historical data provided by us. The top contestants will stand a chance to get interviewed by Optiver and other trading firms like iRage Capital. This is the perfect opportunity for students looking to kick-start their career in the most powerful way to get hired by some of the top firms in the industry.

Open Position: Students will be recruited for the position of trader or quantitative analyst. The job will include developing and maintaining trading strategies for the company and managing a complex portfolio of financial instruments.Benefits include an exceptional compensation (high base and high variable with competitive profit sharing options) and opportunity to work with extremely talented people in a competitive and fast paced environment.


Regards,

Shovan Panigrahi

Vice President

Technology Students' Gymkhana

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

West Bengal - 721302

M: +91-7872683946

E: panigrah...@gmail.com