Quantitative Analyst, IG Group
3 days a week in office
The UK's No.1 trading provider
Posted today
The UK's No.1 trading provider
1001+ employees
Posted today
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
We challenge anything that holds investors back.
Role
Who you are
- Strong Python programming skills with experience in data analytics, quantitative analysis, and model development
- Advanced understanding of statistics, quantitative methods, and machine learning techniques
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools and modern software engineering workflows
- Degree in a mathematical, statistical, scientific, or related quantitative discipline; MSc preferred, or equivalent professional experience demonstrating strong statistical capability
- Experience in market-making, proprietary trading, quantitative research, or similar data-driven trading environments is strongly preferred
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to present complex quantitative insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What the job involves
- Join a high-performing Quant team at the forefront of quantitative trading, pricing, and risk management across IG Group’s global multi-asset OTC trading platform
- Working closely with traders and developers, you will use large-scale market, pricing, and trade data to develop insights, optimise trading performance, and shape innovative pricing and hedging strategies
- This role offers the opportunity to apply advanced quantitative methods, statistical modelling, and machine learning techniques within a fast-paced, data-driven trading environment, while contributing directly to the evolution of trading and execution models that drive commercial impact
- Analyse large-scale pricing, tick, and trade data to identify opportunities for performance optimisation and revenue growth
- Evaluate and recommend hedging strategies that minimise portfolio risk and return variance in a cost-efficient manner
- Develop and maintain backtesting frameworks to validate quantitative models, trading strategies, and statistical findings
- Produce high-quality data visualisations, analytics, and regular reporting to support trading decisions and market insights
- Collaborate closely with traders, developers, and quantitative teams to deliver innovative pricing, hedging, and risk management solutions
- Lead the specification and documentation of quantitative requirements, development initiatives, and reusable analytical frameworks
- Our Quant Analysts do not write production code in the hot path for pricing and execution, but provide critical well-researched quantitative analysis and creative input to support the development and enhancement of pricing and execution models
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Founded in 1974 by Stuart Wheeler as a UK-based spread betting company for gold, IG Group, abbreviated from Investors Gold Index, was initially set up to allow people to speculate and trade on the price change of gold without owning physical gold. And in the year 2000, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and its gradual evolution into the world of fintech began.
By 2011, the company had played a part in numerous international buyouts before narrowing its focus down to financial wagers. During the latter half of that decade, IG shut down its binary options trading platform and focused instead on building an investment portfolio with partner BlackRock Investments, all whilst maintaining its Forex and CFD trading processes. Since then, it has become a fast-paced market leader in the investment space.
In recent years, IG Group has developed major platforms for various trading actions and has grown profit and revenue significantly. Alongside this it has acquired a number of companies, including tastytrade and Freetrade, and launched its own crypto product, making it the first UK-listed company to launch crypto trading to retail investors. This further proves how much of a staple IG Group is in the world of financial trading.
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Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Think big
- Deliver at pace
- Raise the bar
- Lead and inspire
- Champion the client
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
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Leadership
Breon Corcoran
(Group CEO)Joined IG Group as CEO in January 2024. Prior to this, they were the CEO of WorldRemit and a Non-Executive Director at Tilney Group.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at IG Group
- Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture.
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