Careers at CTC

Build. Own. Lead.

At CTC, talented people have the opportunity to drive meaningful work, contribute across disciplines, and help shape the future of trading.
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Our Ambition. Your Opportunity.

Apply your skills to new strategies, systems, and capabilities – and find meaningful ways to contribute across the business.

Make an Impact

CTC combines the resources of a leading trading and market making firm with the ability to make an immediate impact.

Work
on Problems That Matter

Take on problems that resist easy answers – and see a direct connection between your role and the performance of our business.

Take
Ideas Further

Work across disciplines to test promising ideas, sharpen them, and turn them into useful capabilities.

Make
Things Happen

Once the goal is clear, take responsibility for driving momentum and bringing the project to completion.

Every Trade Takes a Team

Every trading decision we make draws upon quantitative research, high-performance technology, and collective expertise. Explore the different ways our people keep us moving forward.
Trading
Quant Research
Technology
Operations

Trading

Decisive in Any Market

CTC traders combine proprietary models, deep market experience, and real-time judgment to form strong views – and act on them as conditions change.

What it looks like:

  • Pricing and inventorying risk across calm, volatile, and dislocated markets 
  • Making split-second decisions and communicating them across the desk
  • Spotting opportunities, estimating their potential, and working with researchers and engineers to improve the strategy 
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Quant Research

Driving Alpha Through Research

CTC’s quantitative researchers use large, complex datasets to identify repeatable patterns, develop models, and turn rigorous research into strategies with measurable commercial impact.

What it looks like:

  • Distinguishing durable signals from noise across fast-moving market data
  • Developing pricing, forecasting, execution, or risk models
  • Working with traders and engineers to refine live strategies, measure the result, and constantly improve
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Technology

Speed at Scale

CTC engineers create the high-performance systems, platforms, and tools that power trading and research across the firm.

What it looks like:

  • Architecting high-performance trading and research systems for fast, volatile, and high-volume markets
  • Making the right data easier to access, analyze, and act on across trading and research 
  • Working side by side with traders and researchers, moving from validation of ideas to live market feedback with continuous iteration 
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Operations

Keep Our Business Moving

Our operations team ensures we have the clarity, controls, and organizational strength required to move quickly and compete for the long term.

What it looks like:

  • Solving cross-functional operational and organizational challenges
  • Helping teams make informed decisions and execute effectively
  • Strengthening processes, controls, and business infrastructure
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Different Strengths. Shared Standards.

The people who thrive at CTC bring distinct expertise, but share a common approach to our work.

Rigorous Thinking

You examine the details, test assumptions, and hold your work to a high standard.

Curiosity

You ask thoughtful questions, seek out different perspectives, and keep learning.

Ownership

You take responsibility, follow work through, and step forward when something needs attention.

Collaboration

You share information, challenge ideas constructively, and contribute beyond your immediate role.

Low-Ego Leadership

You advocate for strong ideas, remain open to better ones, and put the outcome ahead of personal credit.

Grow with the Business

A career at CTC can develop in different ways. Deepen your expertise, broaden your understanding, and take on greater scope as your skills and judgment grow.

Learn

Build a strong understanding of your discipline and how every part of the business fits together.

Expand

Take on broader strategic challenges, work across teams, and help move strong ideas into practice.

Build

Apply your expertise to meaningful work, strengthen your judgment, and start solving more difficult problems.

Lead

Set direction, develop others, and shape how a team, strategy, or system evolves.

Where Values Drive Performance

Candor, collaboration, humility, and mutual trust shape everything we do.
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Early-Career Professionals

Build Your Career. Make Your Mark.

Kickstart your career in a rigorous, supportive environment where your curiosity and initiative matter as much as your technical skill.
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Benefits for Work and Life

CTC offers a comprehensive package designed to support employees and their families, professionally and personally:
Benefits and eligibility may vary by role and location.
  • Generous paid time off
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage
  • Paid parental leave
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Free breakfast and lunch
  • Healthy snacks and additional employee benefits

Ready for More?

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Chicago
  • 425 S. Financial Place, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60605
  • P: (312) 863-8000
New York
  • 151 W 42nd Street, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10036
  • P: (212) 835-6800
Austin
  • 600 Congress Ave, Ste 16007 Austin, TX 78701
London
  • 110 Bishopsgate, 16th Floor
London, UK EC2N 4AY
  • P: +44 (0) 20 7108 1600
Amsterdam
  • Gustav Mahlerplein 28, 1082 MA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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