Relative Value Trader
Posted Aug 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
You would run your own relative value strategy with DV's capital. Walk me through the strategy and where the edge comes from.
What they are checking: Whether they have a clear, repeatable source of alpha in correlated products.
Tell me about your worst period of performance and what you learned.
What they are checking: Honesty and whether losses changed their process in a lasting way.
What would you do
The first three to six months are based in Chicago. How would you use that time to get integrated with the team and platform?
What they are checking: Whether they have a concrete plan to learn the platform and build relationships early.
A spread you are long widens sharply on news you did not expect. What do you do?
What they are checking: Composure and a plan for adding, holding or cutting based on evidence rather than hope.
What would you need from our technology to execute your strategy well?
What they are checking: Whether they know their execution needs clearly enough to work with a proprietary platform.
About the work
How do you build and refine the models and signals behind your trades?
What they are checking: Depth in the research process and how they keep signals from overfitting.
How do you tell when a relationship between two correlated products has broken for good rather than temporarily?
What they are checking: Judgment about regime change, which is the biggest risk in relative value trading.
How would you scale your strategy with more capital, and where does it run out of capacity?
What they are checking: Whether they understand liquidity and market impact limits on their own edge.
How do you set and stick to risk limits on your own book?
What they are checking: Personal risk discipline, which a firm needs before allocating capital to a trader.
How do you measure whether your returns come from skill?
What they are checking: Statistical rigor about their own track record, including Sharpe and consistency.
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