Junior Quantitative Trader (APAC)

Old Mission; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Mission is seeking a Junior Quantitative Trader for its APAC office. The role focuses on disciplined decision making, risk management, derivative pricing, and researching profitable opportunities. You will work in a team to identify mispriced securities and execute trades with efficiency.

Ideal candidates have a quantitative degree, strong programming skills, and 3+ years of equity or options trading experience, with a track record in automated trading systems and high ethical standards.

Qualifications

• A quantitative degree is required.
• Proficiency in at least one listed programming language.
• 3+ years of equity or options trading experience.
• Experience with automated trading systems.
• Demonstrated integrity and high ethical standards.
• Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, dependable and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee trade execution and risk across portfolios.
• Implement strategies to reduce transaction costs.
• Conduct post-trade analysis on P&L and execution quality.
• Continuously adapt models to changing market conditions.

Skills

3+ years trading experience

Attention to detail

Problem solving under pressure

Strong work ethic

Integrity

Excellent communication

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

Python

C++

Java

VBA

R

MATLAB

Ruby

Job description

Old Mission is a global proprietary trading firm that leverages state-of-the-art technology and research to identify and execute profitable trading strategies across multiple asset classes around the world. Our offices in Chicago, New York, and London are all composed of naturally-curious individuals who thrive in a team environment and constantly strive for improvement.

About The Position

Old Mission Capital, a quantitative proprietary trading firm, is currently recruiting a Junior Quantitative Trader to join our APAC office. Our traders work in teams to seek out and profitably trade mispriced securities. The junior trader needs to be driven and have a passion for understanding how things work. The job responsibilities will include disciplined decision‑making, risk management, derivative pricing, and researching new opportunities for profitable businesses.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the trade execution and risk of complex trading portfolios across the firm.
• Implement trading strategies that leverage technology to efficiently execute trades at minimum transactional costs.
• Conduct post-trade analysis to evaluate P&L, execution quality, strategy performance, etc.
• Continuously evaluate strategy performance and adapt models to changing market conditions.

Required Skills

• A degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, engineering, or one of the hard sciences.
• Proficiency with at least one of the following languages: Python, C++, JAVA, VBA, R, Matlab or Ruby
• 3+ years of relevant equity or options trading experience.
• Experienced with automated trading systems.
• Proven trustworthiness and performance under the highest ethical standards.
• Great attention to detail.
• Ability to solve problems in a high-pressure environment.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be self-motivated, dependable, responsible and results driven.
• Maintain integrity at all times.
• A strong work ethic and ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment

Who are we looking for?

Passion for trading is critical! Besides meeting the qualifications the most successful candidates will have a strong desire to understand how things work. You should have a deep interest in the financial markets and want to join a collaborative team. We value each other’s ideas and have the mindset to continuously improve and build towards the future.

Old Mission is not accepting unsolicited resumes from any staffing/search firms. All resumes submitted by staffing/search firms to any employee at Old Mission via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid signed search agreement will be deemed the sole property of Old Mission, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Old Mission.