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Research and backtest quantitative trading strategies across global options markets. Analyze PnL attribution, market dynamics, volatility surfaces, and portfolio performance. Collaborate with traders to prototype and refine strategies, maintain reliable trading infrastructure, build scalable systems, and develop dashboards supporting discretionary trading decisions.

One-week insight programme introducing students to proprietary trading, options market making, macroeconomics, trading technology, and quantitative analysis. Participants shadow trader graduates, complete trading simulations, attend training sessions, network with employees, and learn about Maven’s business. Assessment during the week may lead to a fast-tracked place on the 2028 Summer Trading Internship.

A one-week technology insight programme in London for women and non-binary students. Participants shadow developer graduates, complete a collaborative hackathon, attend Python and C++ training, learn about proprietary trading technology, network with employees, and may be fast-tracked for a 2028 Software Developer Internship.

Supports compliance operations for a proprietary trading firm, including policy updates, internal and regulatory reporting, restricted-list and wall-crossing management, personal account dealing oversight, prudential monitoring, regulatory enquiries, and employee training attestations. The role requires careful documentation, issue escalation, and coordination across trading and compliance teams while supporting UK, EU, and US regulatory obligations.

The Senior Quantitative Researcher will lead projects impacting trading performance, develop trading models, and collaborate with researchers and traders.

The candidate will manage a European SMID cap equities portfolio, focusing on risk management, original idea generation, and maintaining performance in diverse market conditions.

Own balance sheet integrity and lead month-end close for a portfolio of group entities. Prepare and review journals, reconciliations, and statutory consolidated accounts; support audits, regulatory and tax reporting. Improve controls, drive automation and AI-enabled reporting, and partner cross-functionally to enhance processes.

The Platform Engineer will manage trading and research environments, focusing on reliability and efficiency while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve operational practices.

Develop and maintain ultra-low-latency C++ systems for options market making. Build exchange connectivity, optimize execution algorithms and performance, collaborate with traders, quant researchers and other engineering teams, and deliver production-quality software with automated testing and peer review.

Lead research, development and implementation of trading strategies targeting a specific market inefficiency. Maintain and demonstrate a strong track record and realised Sharpe, apply market dynamics to strategy performance, and code and research to iterate strategies from idea to live implementation.