Head of ETF Trading- Market Maker- Automated- 2-4 years- Global Hedge Fund- $400K++ recruitment

Multi-billion dollar hedge fund is looking to appoint an experienced ETF market making trader for their automated trading desk in New York.

Company

Our client is a multi-billion dollar hedge fund based in NY with a presence across the US and UK markets. Historically been most successful across the equities and options businesses the group has spent the past year building out their ETF business domestically and across Europe. Now in a position to continue building new markets they are looking to bring on board an ETF trader with at least 2 years in trading domestic or international ETF’s with experience in market making. The group are willing to offer a very competitive salary and a very research and technology driven environment to the successful candidate.

Responsibility

You can expect to be instrumental in building out the early phases of the business as well as working alongside experience ETF traders who have got a similar background in trading domestic or international ETF’s and are looking to build a new business and global sub-group within an established brand. This will encompass aspects of research and idea generation, designing models that can be traded automatically and fully being involved in market making and developing new areas for growth and development. The head of the group is keen to speak to candidates that have a background in commodities and ETF trading but more keen on market making aside from anything else.  The environment is very colleague and research driven with employees contributing to the full life cycle of research, development and trading.

Ideally you will come from a background of having at least 2 years of market making experience within the ETF space and be looking to build a new business and be involved fully from research to trading.

Profile

• Must have at least 2 years within a market making environment within the ETF space.

• Strong understanding of the domestic and international ETF business is highly desirable.

• Hunger and desire to build a new business and be part of a global sub-group.

• Willing to take ownership of risk.

• Motivated by developing new markets.

Contact

If you find this role of interest please contact Rizwaan Ahmed on apply@mavenalpha.com quoting reference RZAM or by telephone at +44 (0)203 178 5678.