High Frequency Trader – Leading Hedge Fund, NYC recruitment
This group has been in operation for the last two years and have already expanded significantly, with a large presence in NY and a growing team in London. Through recruiting leading developers from within finance and elsewhere, they have been able to build a cutting edge platform from scratch, negating some of the legacy issues suffered by many of their competitors in this time critical part of the industry. They have augmented this with the addition of highly talented quants and traders, who work hand in hand with the technologists to develop novel algorithms in the liquidity taking and market making spaces.
This is an opportunity for experienced and proven high frequency quant researchers, with a track record of strong performance, to join one of the leading players in the space. In this role you will assume responsibility for the creation of the firm’s alpha generating algorithms. As such advanced mathematical modelling and computing skills are expected, as is experience developing successful strategies in the intraday space. You will work on ongoing research projects with traders and quants to create novel and original trading strategies.
Key skills/experience:
-Track record of producing profitable and scalable strategies
-Market Making and Liquidity taking
-Equities/Futures/FX
-SR of 4+
-PnL of $5m+
Package:
-Base - £100-200k
-Bonus – paid quarterly, discretionary depending on performance
Please contact Will on 020 7604 4444 or email your details to w.murday@njfsearch.com for details