Senior Trader- Cross Asset- 2-4 years automated- Leading Prop Group- US/UK- £300K++ recruitment

UK based systematic prop group is looking to appoint 2 senior traders to head up their offices in New York, London or Connecticut.

Background

Our client is a well established prop group with a rich history in trading interest rates, currencies, futures and FX. Most recently the firm have begun branching out globally into the ETF and high frequency businesses. As part of continuous expansion the group is looking to bring on board 2 senior systematic traders or heads of trading to not only run their own books but build out a significant team around them to generate PNL within a specific subset in the group.

Ideally you will come from a similar environment having experience in trading systematically; generating signals, and making significant returns with the capital you have been given. You can expect this role to be very challenging yet rewarding and being able to work in a very colleague team environment all geared towards generating alpha and building a larger group. Being a multi-billion dollar prop group the firm has the capacity to hire someone to specifically generate alpha and not focus on marketing, operations or gaining new assets at this stage.

You will be responsible for researching, back testing and executing algorithms along the shorter horizon periods- 3 weeks and below. You will be given substantial capital and have the freedom to implement the strategies and models of your choice that have proven to be successful in the past. The group have subsequent capital and risk appetite and are looking for senior traders to utilise this.

Preferably you will have between 2-4 years experience in trading and be looking for a more senior position working with larger capital and for a global prop group.

Profile

• Between 2-4 years experience in systematic trading across the liquid markets- shorter horizon periods are desirable.

• Willingness to take ownership of risk

• Must have at least a 2 year track record of success and good Sharpe ratios.

• Experience working with book size larger than $25MN is desirable.

• Heavy quant and research skills.

• Ability to build and lead a team to generate considerable alpha.

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.