Systematic Trader: Quantitative Market Making

Crypto.com; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Theblockchainassociation is seeking a seasoned Systematic Trader to design, operate, and refine quantitative strategies spanning prediction, equity, and crypto markets. You will manage live trading, optimize execution, and collaborate with researchers to advance trading systems.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in systematic trading, strong Python and data-analysis skills, and a deep understanding of market microstructure and risk controls.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in systematic, quantitative, electronic, proprietary, or market-making trading.
• Demonstrated experience developing, operating, or improving profitable trading strategies.
• Strong understanding of market microstructure, execution, and risk management.
• Strong Python programming and quantitative data-analysis skills; SQL experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate and manage systematic trading strategies and frameworks across prediction markets, equities, and crypto, including spot, perpetuals, futures, options, and other derivatives.
• Monitor live trading, P&L, positions, risk, and execution performance.
• Research, backtest, deploy, and improve systematic trading strategies.
• Identify new trading opportunities across markets, products, exchanges, and venues.
• Analyze strategy and execution performance, including fills, slippage, adverse selection, transaction costs, and latency.
• Optimize strategy parameters, position sizing, execution, and risk controls.
• Work closely with quantitative developers and researchers to implement new strategies and improve trading systems.
• Participate in local trading coverage and rotating weekend coverage.

Skills

Python

SQL

Market microstructure

Backtesting

Education

Master's or PhD in quantitative discipline

Tools

C++

Job description

Theblockchainassociation is seeking a seasoned Systematic Trader to design, operate, and refine quantitative strategies spanning prediction, equity, and crypto markets. You will manage live trading, optimize execution, and collaborate with researchers to advance trading systems.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in systematic trading, strong Python and data-analysis skills, and a deep understanding of market microstructure and risk controls.