Accounting & Finance

Quant Trader - HFT

Anson McCade

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you will research and develop high-frequency, systematic trading strategies within a collaborative team. You will implement strategies, manage risk on your own book, and drive production readiness with developers. You’ll mentor junior researchers and scale strategies through in-house infrastructure, with opportunities to expand across global markets. This position offers strong base pay plus PnL-linked rewards and exposure to a fast-paced, global trading environment.

Pay / Benefits
  • PnL-based payouts
  • strong base compensation
  • global working opportunities
  • onsite working in London/Europe
  • competitive overall package
Responsibilities
  • Conduct research within a team of high-frequency quant researchers/traders
  • Implement systematic strategies and manage risk on your own book
  • Lead junior researchers in your pod and collaborate with developers to productionize strategies
  • Maintain and enhance trading infrastructure with the in-house platform
Key requirements
  • 3-5+ years of experience as a Quantitative Trader in options, futures, or cash equities
  • Strong coding abilities in Python, C++, etc.
  • Experience leading/managing a team at a fund or sellside market making team (ideal)
  • leadership
  • mentoring
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • Python
  • C++
  • systematic strategy development

Reference: WJ-747_31197068

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