Quant Researcher for leading High Frequency Trading Firm, NYC or Chicago recruitment

My client is a leading name in the high frequency trading space. With offices located in Chicago, New York, London and Singapore, they are actively trading high frequency, intraday strategies on all major exchanges in America, Europe and Asia. They are a self funded business, reliant on neither outside investment or private equity. Their commitment to excellence in terms of technology and recruitment, as well as an ongoing commitment to the development of their staff has seen them emerge as one of the industry’s leading firms.

My client is committed to developing a working environment that is second to none within the finance industry. The business is separated into over 20 different groups, each of which work in collaboration on automated strategies focusing on differing asset classes and time frames, making use of their exceptional platforms and technology support. Each of these pods is tasked with continually developing new strategies as well as maintaining and optimising their existing algorithms. My client is always striving to create new and novel ways of trading the world’s financial markets.

Continued growth has seen the requirement for additional quant researchers across their offices in New York, London and Chicago. They are interested in candidates with experience building high frequency trading models, with strong quantitative skills and excellent communication and team working.

Requirements

-experience working on a high frequency desk in a quantitative or trading role

-PhD in a quantitative subject (EE, maths, physics, statistics, computer science, machine learning, operation research etc)

-experience developing high frequency trading strategies

-in depth knowledge of large data handling and building statistical models

-experience using C++, and R/Matlab/S-Plus

-strong communication and team working skills

This is an opportunity to join a leading name in the high frequency trading space and work alongside a some of the leading quants and traders in the world. They are known as very generous in terms of compensation and their radically low turnover stands as testimony to their excellent working environment.

If you would be interested in discussing this opportunity with me, please call Will on +44 207 604 444 or email your details to w.murday@njfsearch.com.