Quant Trader
Radley James
Purpose of Position:
Engage in trading a wide array of financial products on multiple exchanges utilizing in-house developed trading models and cutting-edge low latency technology. Research and devise new trading strategies to exploit market anomalies.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Price and trade various financial products, including futures, equities, ETFs, FX, and cryptocurrencies, across multiple markets and asset classes.
- Manage positions and develop innovative trading strategies.
- Continuously assess the risk of positions.
- Collaborate with elite traders, developers, and technologists to enhance the firm’s trading methods and models.
- Understand and comply with relevant regulatory frameworks across the markets where the firm operates.
Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge Required:
- Proven trading track record in any asset class, with a preference for high turnover, high Sharpe ratio strategies (ideally 3+), or a willingness to refine existing strategies.
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with a strong affinity for trading and global financial markets.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or quantitative fields such as Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering.
- Practical experience with Python programming and advanced knowledge of Excel.
- Competitive, outgoing, with quick decision-making abilities under pressure.
- Strong critical and independent thinking skills.
- Logical problem solver with the ability to quickly grasp new, complex concepts.
- Pragmatic self-starter with a flexible, can-do attitude.
- Clear communication skills in English.