Meet a Quantitative Trader at Susquehanna

Trading at Susquehanna moves fast. Every decision shapes the market, and every strategy relies on sharp thinking and collaboration. Traders analyze real-time data, react to market shifts, and work closely with researchers and technologists to optimize performance.

Follow a trader from pre-market prep and live trading sessions to post-market debriefs. See how training, mentorship, and game theory play a role in developing strong decision-making skills.

Explore what it takes to thrive in a dynamic trading environment.

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I was interested in trading, having done some trades in my personal accounts.
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For SIG specifically, as a company founded by professional poker players, I found their game theory and decision-making approach to trading very attractive.
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Traders are assessed more on their decision process rather than just the outcome of their decisions.
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When starting at SIG, you'll go through a brief orientation program, learning the basics of options theory.
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From there, you'll be placed on one of our desks in the Sydney office, where you'll do more trading-specific training through mock trading, game theory classes, shadowing traders, and project work.
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After that, you'll be flown to our headquarters in Philadelphia, where you'll undergo a more structured and rigorous training for six to twelve months.
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Then, you'll take a ten-week trading class, after which you'll become a fully-fledged trader.
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A typical day for me starts an hour to an hour and a half before the market opens.
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I start with a meeting with our research team, where we discuss overnight news and events that could impact our markets.
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Then, we have a huddle with the desk traders, discussing stock-specific events or trading situations we expect to arise and our strategies around them.
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Once the market opens, it’s very trading-focused.
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It's a team process, with constant discussion on the desk about market situations and how to handle them.
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We trade through until the market closes.
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After the close, we have a second team huddle where we debrief on the day's trading, reviewing what went well and where we could improve.
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Then, we write our personal recaps, and trading for the day is done.
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Sometimes, we like to relax upstairs at the poker tables, playing friendly games and bonding as a team.
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