Aspiring Quant Trader — Fast-Paced Markets & Tech

Trading Interview; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Five Rings is a London-based quantitative proprietary trading firm seeking a new Quant Trader. Graduates in 2026/2027 will gain unrivaled experience on the trading desk and in the classroom, learning to tune models, execute trades, and adapt to real-time market feedback.

From day one you will work with senior traders and quants, collaborating with software developers to build and optimize trading models in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Graduating in winter of 2026 or spring/summer of 2027
• Quantitatively-focused
• Thrive in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment
• Quick learner
• Intellectually curious
• Detail-oriented

Responsibilities

• Traders manage their unique strategies in rapidly evolving live markets.
• They tune model parameters to reflect prevailing conditions, execute trades based on model recommendations, evaluate real-time feedback, and reincorporate this information into their models in a continuous feedback loop.
• New hires work closely with senior traders – analyzing risks and rewards, exploring new strategies, collaborating with quants and software developers to build and optimize trading models.
• Quant Traders work independently and with others to develop ideas and analyses, and integrate them into our trading strategies and systems.

Skills

Quantitative mindset

Collaborative

Fast learner

Detail-oriented

Curiosity

Job description

Five Rings is a London-based quantitative proprietary trading firm seeking a new Quant Trader. Graduates in 2026/2027 will gain unrivaled experience on the trading desk and in the classroom, learning to tune models, execute trades, and adapt to real-time market feedback.

From day one you will work with senior traders and quants, collaborating with software developers to build and optimize trading models in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.