FX Options Desk Quant

The Role

RocketFin is partnering exclusively with a leading specialist inter-dealer broker operating at the centre of wholesale FX and derivatives markets to place a senior FX Options Desk Quant.

This is a hands-on desk role with direct ownership of pricing models and real-time risk, working alongside experienced brokers and engaging with institutional counterparties across vanilla and exotic FX options. Full client details are disclosed at interview stage.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance real-time pricing models for vanilla and exotic FX options (barriers, digitals, one-touch/no-touch, TRFs, accumulators)
• Provide Greeks analysis (Delta, Gamma, Vega, Vanna, Volga) and support intraday risk across the FX options book
• Develop and calibrate stochastic volatility models (Local Vol, Heston, SABR) to live FX vol surfaces
• Work closely with brokers and institutional clients to support pricing, execution, and analytics
• Produce model documentation and validation materials to meet internal governance standards
• Support new product development on bespoke FX derivatives structures

Required Experience

• 4+ years of desk quant experience at a Tier 1 investment bank or leading wholesale markets firm (Bank of America, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, or equivalent)
• Deep expertise in FX vanilla and exotic options pricing
• Strong command of stochastic volatility models and FX vol surface calibration
• Proficiency in C++ for quantitative library development and Python for analytics
• Solid grounding in stochastic calculus and numerical methods (Monte Carlo, finite difference PDE)
• Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in Mathematical Finance, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related field

Desirable

• Prior experience at an inter-dealer broker or in a client-facing quant role
• Experience with multi-currency hybrid or cross-asset FX/Rates products
• Familiarity with xVA (CVA/DVA) in the context of FX derivatives
• Exposure to FRTB or SA-CCR capital frameworks

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