Associate PhD, Entry Level – Junior: Quantitative Strategist – High Frequency Trading, Chicago or New York $175-$225K recruitment
Our clients are known globally as one of the most successful high frequency proprietary trading firms in the USA. Their core focus has and continues to be on the development and trading of equity and FX based systematic trading strategies.
Philosophically, this firm has always been committed to growing organically. It has done this through a consistent process of mentoring and grooming juniors on the desk into the next generation of leaders for the firm.
As part of this continued drive, the firm is eager to hire a number of junior / entry level quantitative traders. Working alongside very successful and senior traders you will work on the full-lifecycle of developing and trading systematic strategies across various trading horizons and markets.
This is a genuinely novel opportunity for self-motivated junior quant traders to gain the skills; experience and mentoring they need to grow into successful senior quantitative traders.
Requirements:
• PhD in statistics, econometrics, machine learning and or related discipline.
• Demonstrable interest in building a career as a quantitative trader.
• Strong programming ability in C++ is essential.
• Individuals with up to 4 years experience from another industry (software, internet, and or academia) are particularly encouraged to apply.
Contact:
If you find this role of interest, please contact Chris Kidd at +44 (0)20 3178 5678 or via email on apply@mavenalpha.com quoting the reference CRKD.