Electronic Trading Quant: FX & FI Strategy & Optimization

Anson McCade Pty; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Anson McCade Pty in London is seeking a quantitative software developer for an electronic trading quant team focused on FX and Fixed Income. You will create and enhance systematic trading solutions across multiple electronic markets, and collaborate with traders and engineers to deploy and monitor live strategies.

You will investigate market data, develop quantitative methods for execution, pricing, quoting and risk control, and evaluate existing algorithms for optimisation.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to break down complex problems.
• Experience applying quantitative techniques to real data.
• Able to own research and development tasks within a team.
• Strong understanding of programming fundamentals and computational methods.
• Interest in electronic markets, FX or Fixed Income.

Responsibilities

• Create and enhance systematic trading solutions across electronic markets.
• Investigate market data and trading behaviour to inform new strategies.
• Develop quantitative approaches for execution, pricing, quoting and risk control.
• Evaluate performance of existing algorithms and identify optimisation opportunities.
• Collaborate with traders and engineers to deploy, monitor and improve trading solutions.
• Participate in research projects exploring emerging techniques in electronic markets.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Large datasets

Independent research

Communication skills

FX/Fixed Income interest

Programming fundamentals

Algorithms basics

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Backtesting frameworks

Job description

Anson McCade Pty in London is seeking a quantitative software developer for an electronic trading quant team focused on FX and Fixed Income. You will create and enhance systematic trading solutions across multiple electronic markets, and collaborate with traders and engineers to deploy and monitor live strategies.

You will investigate market data, develop quantitative methods for execution, pricing, quoting and risk control, and evaluate existing algorithms for optimisation.