Systematic High Frequency Trader- 2+ years- Greenfield Build out- Global Cross Asset Fund-$400K+ recruitment

Background

The firm is a multi-billion dollar fund with expertise across the equities and futures markets. They are known to be a major player within the mid-frequency trading space but have recently invested heavily in new state of the art technology, built strong relationships with prime brokers, and have got connectivity to all the major exchanges- reducing slippage and transaction costs. The focus is now to bring on board 2 high frequency traders that have strategies covering the intraday to statistical arbitrage space as part of their expansion into the high frequency space. The firm have recently hired a very senior member from an established high frequency shop to spearhead the venture but are seeking to appoint 2 others to work alongside him in building this market for them. Candidates must have a live current 2 year track record of trading intraday with substantial capital and have Sharpe ratios of above 2- with scalable strategies. The firm have the necessary capital and risk appetite to leverage strategies up to $200MN+ without affecting performance.

Having the responsibility to build a new market for the firm you will be supported with the technological infrastructure and be given the ownership of risk- in addition to having the strategic input to implement your own ideas. The firm are keen to speak to candidates that have a proven PNL track record also- as you will be researching, back testing and deploying systematic high frequency strategies.

Having ownership of building a high frequency business for an established an reputable mid frequency fund is quite rare- but the firm are keen and committed to building this business and understand the positives and negatives that come with it.

You

• At least 2 years intraday/ high frequency trading

• Experience running your own book with good Sharpe ratio and return figures

• A quant background is desirable but not necessary

• Motivated by taking ownership of risk and responsibility of building a market

• Looking to scale up strategies with greater capital

Contact                                                  

If you find this role of interest, please contact Rizwaan Ahmed at +44 (0)20 3178 5678 or via email on apply@mavenalpha.com quoting the reference RZAM.