Quantitative Trader

High-Frequency Quant Trader Chicago/New York

My client is a leading systematic trading firm which is expanding their footprint in HFT and short-term strategies, primarily in cash equities, futures and options markets.

This firm trades on key exchanges such as CME, ICE, and Eurex, and has low cost, cutting-edge infrastructure including colocation and hardware.

The firm is looking for Quant PMs/Traders to set up desks where they will plug into the firms in-house resources.

This would allow access to the platform the firm has to offer, and presents the opportunity for Quant Traders to scale up with significant risk allocations.

Benefits include competitive PnL-based payouts on top of strong base compensation, and working opportunities globally.

The Role:

• Carry out research within a team of high-frequency Quant Researchers/Traders.

• Implement systematic strategies and manage risk for your own book.

• ead more junior researchers in your pod, and work with developers to improve/maintain infrastructure and put strategies into production.

Requirements:

• 3-5+ years of experience as a Quantitative Trader, researching and trading systematic strategies in options, futures, or cash equities.

• Strong coding abilities in Python, C++, etc.

• Experience leading/managing a team at another fund or a sellside market making team is ideal.