Quantitative Trader

Fasanara Capital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bupa health & dental

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced pension

Generous annual leave (25 days+)

Competitive bonus scheme

Regular team events

Team lunches and dinners

Job summary

A leading investment firm in digital assets seeks a Quantitative Trader in London. You will manage trading strategies and work closely with technology teams to optimize performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in quantitative trading, particularly in crypto, with skills in Python and SQL. Benefits include health insurance, a competitive bonus scheme, and generous leave policies.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in quantitative trading, preferably in crypto.
• Market-oriented mindset with a desire to monetise research.
• Experience using quantitative techniques for strategy analysis.
• Attention to detail and good organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive PnL and manage new and existing trading strategies.
• Optimize quoting logic and trading strategies with tech teams.
• Collaborate with research teams to monetise alpha signals.
• Manage exchange fee tier and volume requirements.

Skills

Quantitative trading

Statistical modelling

Quantitative analysis

Python

SQL

C++/Java

Job description

Fasanara Digital is a quantitative investment team applying a scientific, high‑frequency investment style in digital assets, seeking to achieve exceptional risk‑adjusted returns for our investors. We were founded in 2018 and manage over $350 m USD in a basket of fully delta‑neutral trading strategies. Our globally‑deployed, 24/7 trading platform captures opportunities across more than 15 crypto liquidity venues.

Our Culture

We are strong believers in meritocracy and reward people based on impact and excellence. The environment is collaborative, entrepreneurial, and trust‑based. We set ambitious goals, work extremely hard, stress the importance of teamwork, and adhere to the highest level of excellence in everything we do. We build the firm around exceptional talent.

The role

Quantitative Trader specialising in market‑making on crypto centralised exchanges. Leveraging your skills in statistical modelling, quantitative analysis, and live trading execution, you will play a critical role in expanding and optimising our market‑making strategies within the crypto trading business.

Key Responsibilities

• PnL driving and responsibilities for new and existing strategies, including market‑making and basis trading
• Work with technology teams to optimise quoting logic, latency, and strategies as needed
• Collaborate and monetise alpha signals produced by research teams
• Manage exchange fee tier/volume requirements

Requirements

• Strong experience in quantitative trading (crypto preferred)
• Market‑oriented mindset with a desire to monetise research and maximise market opportunities
• Experience using quantitative techniques to analyse and prototype strategies
• Strong skills in Python, SQL and working knowledge of C++/Java
• Hands‑on experience with large volumes of time‑series data, primarily in SQL
• Attention to detail, good sense of organisation and priority

Benefits

• Bupa health & dental, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced pension, and generous annual leave (25 days+)
• Enhanced parental leave, special leave allowances, and charity giving options
• Competitive bonus scheme
• Regular team events, legendary summer & Christmas parties, knowledge sharing sessions, and quarterly town halls
• Team lunches, dinners, Friday drinks, team sport activities

Location

London – Onsite, 5 days per week. We are an in‑person‑first culture and believe in fostering a vibrant work environment centred around connection and community.

If you feel you don't necessarily have all the experiences that we're looking for but still believe you could be excellent at this role, we'd still be keen to hear from you.

Fasanara is an equal opportunities employer. We believe building a fair and transparent workforce begins with the recruitment process that does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.