HF quant trader – up to 40% PnL – Sharpes 4+ reqd. recruitment
HF quant trader – prop capital -Chicago or LondonWe are currently representing a HF prop trading firm who has offices in both london and Chicago and who are now seeking quant traders. Indeed they have several active headcount currently due to aggressive expanion plans. Specifically they are seeking high frequency quant traders who have experience ideally in either FX or equities. Sharpes of 5+ may be considered, but definitively not lower.This client can offer between 20 and 40% of PnL dependent on Sharpes, drawdowns, PnL history, etc, etc. and the successful candidate can expect to be capitalised Read more […]
Head of High Frequency Infrastructure Engineering Tier1 Bank recruitment
Main Duties Interface with multiple business groups using low latency, high frequency, systematic techniques of trading Drive the architectural vision of the High Frequency Engineering team Work closely with application development and business users to develop performance targets for latency, determinism and throughput, be focused on delivery Iterate quickly through candidate solutions Optimize application interaction with hardware components (network, processor, memory) and operating system through tuning, alternate technologies/techniques and refactoring. Essential Requirements 5+ years of experience Read more […]
Senior Java Application Developers recruitment
Key Responsibilities • Take ownership for the design and build of new products and trade workflows.• Partner with Operations to drive the clearing transformation. • Work closely with team lead, share in responsibilities and own issues to delivery. • Contributing to a large code base. Requirements We are looking for a highly talented and driven hybrid BA/technologist who has a track record of delivering outstanding solutions in an investment bank or other fast-paced industry. Essential skills • Typically 5-10 years hands-on experience and in-depth expertise of Java. • Track Read more […]
Portfolio managers/traders – 20% PnL – multi strat firm recruitment
My client a world famous Multi Strategy Hedge Fund with a preference for quantitative and discretionary strategies with holding periods of no more than 2 weeks are seeking to add traders in NY and London. This is due to their having added several Bn AUM in 2011; which they hope to speedily allocate to traders in order to start getting good returns on it.They will look at any asset class in theory, but with the obvious caveat stated above that holding periods should be no more than 2 weeks.Some of this capital is proprietary to the firm. The client is ONLY looking for traders with Sharpes above 2 and Read more […]
Associate, European Dividend Research Analyst recruitment
Company overview Markit is a leading, global financial information services company with over 2,300 employees. The company provides independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Its client base includes the most significant institutional participants in the financial marketplace. For more information, see www.markit.comDepartmentMarkit Dividend ForecastingDepartment overviewMarkit Dividends provides independent discrete dividend forecasts on amounts and dates (ex, record and pay) up to Read more […]
US equity to Pan-Euro- Cash Sales – London recruitment
My client is a well known Global Investment Bank. At this stage of the year they are focusing on developing their Cash Equity business by hiring Senior US Cash Sales profiles who can come on board with a client base focused on either UK/US/Pan Euro Institutional clients.This is a great opportunity for an experience Equity Sales person to join a very successful desk based in London. My client has a large presence in the USA and Canada and is now looking to expand their Equities business in LondonTo be eligible for this opportunity you must meet the following criteria..-Be experienced to senior associate Read more […]
Trading Systems Specialist – Quant Trading recruitment
Are you interested in developing a career within a very prestigious Quant Trading firm? Do you have an interest in Statistical Arbitrage? There is a unique opportunity for someone to join a very successful Quant Trading firm where you will have be the Trading application specialist and support the traders with all queries and support issues. Additionally you will work on the performance and monitoring of the systems and therefore must have a strong technical background in SQL, Perl and C++. Ideally you will have experience of supporting high frequency applications, or at least a keen interest in Read more […]
Institutional Broking Role: Senior Equity Sales recruitment
Opportunity to join one of the few brokerage firms that is not only surviving the recent markets but is continuing to build upon recent successes. We are seeking exceptional Sales people with strong brokerage relationships who feel constrained by the standard ‘base plus bonus’ model and who want to work in a dynamic and supportive team environment backed by exceptionally rigorous and timely research. We offer an unlimited upside payout model. Our Chinese policy research, written by our Beijiing-based research team, has become a must-have product for macro, long/short, and long-only investors Read more […]
RAD Developer – Middle Office – Equities – Tier 1 I.B recruitment
Our client are looking for an Individual with a strong technical background very good communication skills who can interface with the Equity Middle Office business to capture the requirements and build tactical solutions. The development process will be RAD techniques with an agile approach. The team will be providing development support of applications for Reconciliation, MIS and Regulatory Reporting for Equity Middle Office users.Role Requirements• Interfacing directly with the Middle Office users and management• Develop new applications in an environment where time to delivery is critical Read more […]
Equity Program Trading Sales – Europe recruitment
The mandate will include the full suite of Electronic Execution tools including Algorithmic and Program Trading to an Institutional client base including Insurance, Pension Funds and Asset Managers. The regions on offer include the UKand Continental Europe. Within these regions is it essential that you have exisitng and strong relationships with clients. You will already be in a Program/Porfolio Trading Sales seat within a Bank or other Financial Institution.Working with an established and dedicated team you will have excellent technical support and a successful platform to leverage from. For the Read more […]