Quantitative Trader/ Portfolio Manager - Futures & FX

Global Trading Systems; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is looking for a Quantitative Trader / Portfolio Manager in London. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and managing trading strategies in the futures and FX markets, requiring advanced programming skills in C++ and Python. Join a company that values innovative technology and offers a high-quality work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience as Systematic Trader with a verifiable track record.
• Experience at proprietary trading firm, hedge fund, or bank is essential.
• Proven ability to deploy profitable trading strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage profitable systematic trading strategies for Futures and FX.
• Trade in both high and mid-frequency spaces effectively.
• Collaborate with technology and trading experts for implementation.

Skills

Programming skills in Python

Programming skills in C++

Trading strategy development

Collaborative work

Education

B.S., M.S. or PhD in engineering, mathematics, physics, statistics, computer science

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Posted:

24.06.2025

Expiry Date:

08.08.2025

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Overview

Quantitative Trader / Portfolio Manager will be responsible in designing, developing and managing profitable systematic trading strategies in Futures and Foreign Exchange (FX) The candidate is expected to perform its own trading strategy design and research. As such, the role requires high level development in C++ and Python. We expect the candidate to collaborate with the team’s technology and trading experts for production implementation.

The strategist will have the opportunity to deploy its trading strategy with limited infrastructure build time by leveraging an existing successful technology and research platform. The strategies would be both in the high and mid frequency space (Sharpe 2+).

GTS is a collection of financial services companies spanning a wide array of asset classes and investment approaches, all powered by the combination of market expertise with innovative, proprietary technology. With roots as a quantitative trading firm continually building for the future, the GTS family of companies are able to leverage the latest in artificial intelligence systems and sophisticated pricing models to bring consistency, efficiency, and transparency to today’s financial markets. GTS’s electronic market maker GTS Securities accounts for 3-5% of daily cash equities volume in the U.S. and is a leading Designated Market Maker (DMM) at the New York Stock Exchange, responsible for nearly $13 trillion of market capitalization. For more information on GTS, please visit www.gtsx.com.

Responsibilities

• Successfully Trade in the futures and FX space, both in the high and mid frequency space (Sharpe 2+).

Qualifications

• A deployable profitable trading strategy in FX or futures markets
• Asset Classes: OTC FX including EM and NDFs, Precious Metals, Global Futures
• Minimum 2 years of experience as Systematic Trader with a verifiable 2+ year track record as a Portfolio Manager or Proprietary Trader
• Excellent Return on Capital (ROC)
• Programming skills in Python/C++
• Experience at a proprietary trading firm, hedge fund or bank
• B.S., M.S. or PhD in engineering, mathematics, physics, statistics, computer science

We're proud to employ some of the leading talent in the industry, and we work to ensure our employees enjoy a high quality-of-life.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We do not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with GTS

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Overview

Quantitative Trader / Portfolio Manager will be responsible in designing, developing and managing profitable systematic trading strategies in Futures and Foreign Exchange (FX) The candidate is expected to perform its own trading strategy design and research. As such, the role requires high level development in C++ and Python. We expect the candidate to collaborate with the team’s technology and trading experts for production implementation.

The strategist will have the opportunity to deploy its trading strategy with limited infrastructure build time by leveraging an existing successful technology and research platform. The strategies would be both in the high and mid frequency space (Sharpe 2+).

GTS is a collection of financial services companies spanning a wide array of asset classes and investment approaches, all powered by the combination of market expertise with innovative, proprietary technology. With roots as a quantitative trading firm continually building for the future, the GTS family of companies are able to leverage the latest in artificial intelligence systems and sophisticated pricing models to bring consistency, efficiency, and transparency to today’s financial markets. GTS’s electronic market maker GTS Securities accounts for 3-5% of daily cash equities volume in the U.S. and is a leading Designated Market Maker (DMM) at the New York Stock Exchange, responsible for nearly $13 trillion of market capitalization. For more information on GTS, please visit www.gtsx.com.

Responsibilities

Successfully Trade in the futures and FX space, both in the high and mid frequency space (Sharpe 2+).

Qualifications

A deployable profitable trading strategy in FX or futures markets

Asset Classes: OTC FX including EM and NDFs, Precious Metals, Global Futures

Minimum 2 years of experience as Systematic Trader with a verifiable 2+ year track record as a Portfolio Manager or Proprietary Trader

Excellent Return on Capital (ROC)

Programming skills in Python/C++

Experience at a proprietary trading firm, hedge fund or bank

B.S., M.S. or PhD in engineering, mathematics, physics, statistics, computer science

We're proud to employ some of the leading talent in the industry, and we work to ensure our employees enjoy a high quality-of-life.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Unsolicited resumes:

We do not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with GTS

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