An Intro to Tech in Quant Finance, by Jump Trading

Speakers: Vanessa Vionic & Shannon Cox

At Jump Trading, you will find a group of driven, dynamic people focused on researching, interpreting and capitalizing on the global trading markets. Headquartered in Chicago since 1999, Jump has expanded over the years as a global operation with offices in London, Bristol, Amsterdam, Singapore, Shanghai, Gurugram, New York, Hong Kong, and Paris.

We are a privately-funded company that is owned and managed by trading professionals who have set high standards around trust and leadership in a quantitative trading environment. We trade across all major asset classes on multitudes of electronic exchanges around the world, with a strong track record of success through all market conditions.

Our casual atmosphere, culture of continuous learning and innovation, and philosophy of rewarding outstanding performance based on merit rather than tenure or title has attracted brilliant people from around world. We value our people at Jump and pride ourselves on being a diverse set of individuals. Employees have notable backgrounds from the trading industry, Silicon Valley, tech companies, startups, world renowned research labs, top tier Universities, and PhD programs.