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Original posting from Fionics via LinkedIn
Treasury futures sit at the intersection of the deepest liquidity in global markets and some of the most quant-friendly microstructure. The firms that win here win quietly — and keep winning.
A systematic trading firm — established, well-capitalised, recognised in the rates space — is hiring a quant trader for US Treasury futures and adjacent products.
This is a hybrid seat. You'll build the strategies and trade them. Live execution, real risk, real PnL — paired with research, signal work, and the kind of model improvement that decides whether the desk is competitive next quarter.
The playbook covers ZN/ZB/UB/ZF/ZT, adjacent rate futures (Bunds, SOFR), Treasury and credit ETFs, and the relative-value space connecting them — basis, curve, ETF-vs-basket, cross-market latency, auction and reopening strategies.
Why this seat is rare
Build and trade. Most rates seats split research from execution. This one doesn't. The person closest to the strategy is the person running it.
Quant-friendly products, real liquidity. Treasury futures and rates RV reward sharp microstructure work without the scale ceilings of niche markets. The edges are real, the markets are deep enough to size into.
Lean team, real authority. Small, technical, low-noise. You make the calls on strategy direction, sizing, and execution — not a committee three levels above you.
Production-grade infrastructure. Built for low-latency rates trading specifically. No fighting the stack to get an idea live.
Who they're looking for
A trader or trader-researcher with real experience in rates, Treasury futures, or rates RV. Comfortable across the full loop: idea, model, execution, risk, iteration. Python and/or C++ fluency. Sharp instincts on microstructure, basis, and the relative value that connects the complex.
Background at an HFT, systematic rates desk, or quant trading firm in this space lands cleanly. Strong rates traders from adjacent products willing to go deep on the microstructure also considered.
Highly competitive package with meaningful performance-linked upside.
Source: Fionics careers (LinkedIn)