Systematic Trader recruitment
Leading London-based prop trading firm has an outstanding opportunity for a trader to join the team.
Our client is a $1 billion strong systematic trading house with performance figures of 28%. They are currently looking to expand their high and medium frequency systematic trading presence across FX and commodities. They are based in London and the US.
This is an opportunity for someone that wants to work with a smart people in a collaborative environment that is solely focused on systematic trading.
The structure within the organisation is flat with decisions made quickly and effectivly. The firm offers rapid progression for those who excel with increased responsability with regards to both management and capital.
My client differs from many in that their risk appetite is slightly greater than others yest their returns have been consistantly strong. Candidates who are looking to leverage their returns by moving into a superbly strong enviroment with the latest in infrastructure are urged to contact me.
You will:
- Generate trading strategies from concept to implementation
- Internal systems design where necessary in relation to strategy execution, risk management and backtesting framework
- Overall responsibility for PnL
- Focus on high frequency, risk averse market making, arbitrage and spread strategies
Candidates MUST have:
- Experience in Systematic Trading
- Experience of idea generation
- PhD / Masters in Maths Comp Sci / Stats from a TOP University
- Additional depth in fields of applied mathematics.
- Good understanding of general programming concepts, diligent coder.
- Experience of C++
- OO programming (preferably Java) strongly desirable
- Scala and KDB would be advantagous
- Experience using relational and vector databases
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a growing trading business at a time of significant interesting growth within the sector.
My client is based in London
If this sounds of interest then please send your most recent cv to banking@alexanderblackrecruitment.co.uk or call James Holland on 0207 590 3681