Medium sized prop trading firm is currently recruiting for a trader position for Electronic Trading Strategies (ETS) desk.ETS focuses on identifying signals in the market and developing strategies to capture the opportunities those signals represent.
Role Description As a trader you will become an integral member of a small team, engaged in the full stack of strategy development.You will...
- Analyze terabytes of data, identifying market signals representing new strategies, and refining the performance of existing strategies.
- Operate strategies in production, managing hedges and re-parameterizing the trading model to respond to live market events.
- Extend and optimize our research and development platform, streamlining the strategy development process.
Requirements - Python programming with a focus on data analysis (i.e. familiarity with pandas, scipy and numpy modules).
- Proficiency in R
- Advanced knowledge of modern statistical techniques
- Undergraduate Degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Computer Science,Statistics, and Engineering
- SQL programming with a focus on time series joins.
- Bash scripting.
- Intermediate level statistics.
- Experience with large data sets.
- Passion for markets, trading and games.
- Creativity.
- An analytical mind.
- Strong communication skills.
- 2+ years professional experience.
Additional skills/experience that will reflect favorably: - Trading/market experience.
- Experience with option/derivative pricing models.
- Experience with query optimization.
- HPE Vertica.
