Summary / Purpose of Position:
Trade a broad range of financial products on multiple exchanges using internally developed trading models and state-of-the-art low latency technology. Research and develop new trading strategies to capitalize on anomalies in the market.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities for this Position:
- Price and trade financial products across various markets and asset classes, including
futures, equities, ETFs, FX, and cryptocurrencies
- Manage positions and formulate innovative trading strategies
- Continuously analyse the risk of positions
- Collaborate with other world-class traders, developers, and technologists to improve the
firm’s trading methods and models
- Understand relevant regulatory frameworks across markets that the firm trades
Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge Required:
- Excellent numerical/analytical skills and affinity for trading and global financial markets
- Financial experience is a plus, but not required
- Bachelor’s degree, ideally in Business, Economics, Finance, or other quantitative majors
such as Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering
- Practical Python programming experience and superior knowledge of Excel
- Competitive, outgoing, and fast decision-making skills under pressure
- Critical and independent thinking skills
- Logical problem solver with the ability to quickly understand new, complex concepts
- Pragmatic self-starter with a flexible can-do mentality
- Clear communication skills in English
