Systematic Trader

Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Applied Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance, or related field.
  • At least 3 years of experience in quantitative financial modeling and algorithmic trading.
  • Proficient in derivatives pricing and trading, along with mathematical modeling techniques.
  • Strong skills in statistical analysis, including optimization techniques and linear regression.
  • Familiarity with programming and systems engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day operations of systematic trading, focusing on risk and Profit & Loss.
  • Research and monitor various trading, hedging, and execution strategies.
  • Evaluate and improve pricing/risk models for electronic quantitative market making.
  • Develop enhancements to existing trading models and strategies.

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary incentive award eligibility.
  • Competitive benefits portfolio offered by SMBC.
  • Opportunity to participate in a hybrid work model, balancing remote and in-office work.
Full Job Description


Role Objectives

  • Run systematic trading day-to-day operations (systematic trading risk and Profit & Loss, and systems).
  • Research and monitor trading, hedging and execution strategies. Research and monitor pricing/risk models for electronic quantitative market making.
  • Improve models and strategies.


Qualifications and Skills

  • Master's degree in Applied Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance or a related field
  • 3 years of experience. Required skills: quantitative financial modeling and algorithmic trading strategy design, with a focus on derivatives pricing and trading; mathematical modeling and statistical analysis, including optimization techniques, linear regression, and data driven research; programming and systems engineering.

The required skill set does not need to be maintained over the full term of the required experience.

The role is eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

For benefit information, please see the Careers page

SMBC's employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

About Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

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