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The global Equities recruitment practice at Options Group covers a broad array of functions and products across the industry. The team consists of experienced professional consultants on the ground in all the major global markets and across multiple offices in the US, Europe, South America and Asia.

Options Group has a long history within the quantitative research, trading, and analytical development space. Founded in 1992, we were one of the first firms to begin placing PhD candidates into investment banks. In fact, a considerable number of our long-term relationships were built through the placement of more than 100 PhDs in the mid-1990s, many of whom became among the biggest names in quantitative finance and our clients.

Options Group has grown to become the largest independent financial services talent acquisition and management provider in the United States and other key territories, with market leading capabilities across 19 segments within the financial services vertical and across all key functions and services.

The Risk Management recruitment team at Options Group is a global leader in providing top talent across the entire spectrum of risk management including market risk, counterparty risk, model validation, regulatory and compliance. We have successfully placed individuals at all levels, including Chief Risk Officers, Heads of Compliance, Heads of Operational Risk Management, as well as various team members.

The Legal and Compliance team at Options Group provides best-in-class talent and advisory solutions for financial services and professional services firms, as they attract and retain General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers, as well as their direct reports. 

Options Group has been an innovator in Hedge Funds recruitment for well over two decades and has played an integral role as the space has evolved from servicing high net worth individuals and family offices to becoming part of the mainstream investment portfolio of institutional investors.

Option Group’s Credit Practice is deeply embedded within the industry on both the buy and sell-side and our longstanding recruitment presence in the credit space is supported by a rigorous approach to market intelligence.

Options Group partners with top global banks to define specific requirements for Investment Banking recruitment to ensure that hires are of the highest quality and firms remain dominant in their respective industries.

Options Group has been at the forefront of Electronic Trading recruitment since the late 90’s. In addition to helping build out Electronic Trading businesses from scratch we have advised clients on how to transition from manual to fully automated businesses, and we have recruited top tier Traders, Quant Researchers and High-Performance Technologists.

Our Commodities team communicates globally, while operating locally, so we can cover client mandates at significant scale in energy, metals, and agricultural commodities.

Our professionals are highly skilled and experienced in working with clients on key commodities recruitment mandates, and have in-depth knowledge of not only the human capital, but also the financial markets in which they operate. This enables our team to understand and appreciate the subtleties of every client’s needs.