High Frequency Trader recruitment
The firm trade across a number of asset classes and are a direct member of various exchanges in equities, fixed income and currencies. Culturally the firm are more closely aligned with a Silicon Valley technology firm than a bank or hedge fund. They are completely engaged in employing the best analytical minds whatever the industry or background. Their success has been based on their proprietary technology and complete collaboration between traders and developers.
Responsibilities Include:
- Create and develop high performance, algorithmic trading models using math and statistics.
- Analyze the performance of trading, algorithmic models using math and statistics.
- Interpret qualitative insights and feedback from Traders in terms of math and statistics to enhance or create new models.
- Execute and use trading models on major electronic exchanges to trade profitably
Key Skills:
- Comfortable with analyzing large noisy data sets.
- C++ / R programming skills.
- Able to come up with trading ideas and design overall strategies at a high level
- Superb problem solving skills
- Extremely analytical and probabilistic mindset;
- Able to manage numerous trading development priorities with ease.
- Willing to learn the intricacies of a world-class high-frequency trading floor environment and know how to contribute in a meaningful manner.
- Highly inquisitive; Open-minded
- Strong interpersonal communication skills; entrepreneurially minded
The ideal candidate should have an advanced degree in Math’s, Statistics, or Engineering and have some previous work or internship experience within quantitative trading.
For further information, please contact Daniel Morrison on 020 7780 6700 or Daniel.Morrison@AnsonMcCade.com