Associate Member of Trading Staff

The-Voleon-Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus program

Job summary

The Voleon Group is seeking an Associate Member of Trading Staff to rotate across credit, equity, forex, and derivatives desks and learn each asset class. You will interact with internal stakeholders and broker dealers, gaining hands-on market exposure.

Under mentorship from senior traders, you will build analytics and automation that enhance the firmwide trading program and broaden your market microstructure expertise. London-based role.

Qualifications

• Passion for markets and financial instruments.
• Proficiency in Python or R and statistical thinking.
• Experience with Unix-like operating systems.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field.
• Detail-oriented with clear thinking and communication.

Responsibilities

• Monitor high-volume execution algorithms and portfolio risk.
• Track real-time market developments and price action.
• Interface with external brokers and trading counterparties.
• Contribute to the codebase underpinning automated trading.
• Build processes to prevent outages and improve capacity.
• Provide analytics support to research and development teams.
• Work global market hours on a rotational basis.

Skills

Python

R

Data analysis

Statistics

Unix-like OS

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or quantitative discipline

Job description

Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art AI and machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.
Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.

The Trading Operations group at Voleon sits at the crossroads of finance and applied science, collaborating with research and other production staff to supervise and improve systematic trading strategies. The team ensures that the outputs of our research efforts are successfully implemented in the real world. Domains of contribution include algorithmic execution, securities lending, and market expertise across a variety of asset classes and markets.

As an Associate Member of Trading Staff, you will rotate across our credit, equity, forex, and derivatives desks to learn each asset class and region we trade, and eventually assume ownership of our systematic trading programs. You will directly interact with both internal stakeholders and the broker dealer community. The collaboration and rotation amongst the team will enable you to become an expert in market microstructure and trading operations. Under mentorship from senior traders, you will build analytics and automation that enhance the level of sophistication and scale at which the firmwide trading program operates.

Responsibilities

• Monitor high-volume execution algorithms and portfolio risk

• Track real-time market developments

• Interface with external brokers and trading counterparties

• Contribute to the codebase underlying automated trading operations

• Build processes and technology to prevent errors or outages while increasing team capacity

• Provide insight and expertise to the research and development staff

• Work global market hours for a portion of every year on a rotational basis

Requirements

• Demonstrated passion for markets

• Proficiency in a programming language like Python or R

• Experience using a Unix-like OS

• Academic or practical familiarity with statistics

• A skillset in data analysis and visualization

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or quantitative discipline

• Attention to detail and clarity of thought

"Friends of Voleon" Candidate Referral Program

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Equal Opportunity Employer

The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

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