Quantitative Trader / Researcher - APAC

Quant Blueprint LLC; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses

5 weeks of paid vacation per year

Meals and snacks on a daily basis

Medical insurance

Gym membership allowance

Free events and workshops

Donation matching program

Job summary

Quant Blueprint LLC is seeking a talented Quantitative Trader / Researcher based in Gurugram, India. The role involves designing and deploying trading algorithms, researching trading strategies, and analyzing market data for patterns.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field, with a strong background in programming (Python or C++) and statistical techniques. Competitive salary, 5 weeks vacation, and multiple benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in quantitative trading is preferred but not a requirement.
• Familiarity with signal generation and statistical models.
• Experience dealing with large amounts of data/tick data.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing and deploying trading algorithms.
• Researching high to mid frequency alphas.
• Exploring trading ideas by analyzing market data.
• Creating tools to analyze data for patterns.
• Developing and calibrating exchange simulators.

Skills

Strong background in mathematics and statistics

Proficient in back-testing and simulation techniques

Strong programming skills in Python or C++

Solid data-mining and analysis skills

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or equivalent STEM degree

Job description

Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks talented and experienced Quantitative Traders and Researchers.

As a member of one of Tower's trading teams, a Quantitative Trader / Researcher will be using Tower's in-house trading system—one of the fastest and most comprehensive in the world—to develop and deploy algorithmic trading strategies based on patterns in market behavior.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing and deploying trading algorithms
• Researching high to mid frequency alphas
• Exploring trading ideas by analyzing market data, market microstructure and alternate data for patterns
• Creating tools to analyze data for patterns and developing data platforms
• Contributing to libraries of analytical computations to support market data analysis and trading
• Developing, augmenting and calibrating exchange simulators

Qualifications

• A Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or equivalent STEM degree
• Experience in quantitative trading is preferred but not a requirement
• A strong background in mathematics and statistics
• Proficiency in back-testing, simulation, and statistical techniques (auto-regression, auto-correlation and Principal Component Analysis)
• Solid data-mining and analysis skills, including experience dealing with a large amount of data/tick data
• Familiarity with signal generation and statistical models
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++

Benefits

Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower's cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life.

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
• 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
• Meals and snacks on a daily basis
• Medical insurance
• Gym membership allowance
• Free events and workshops
• Donation matching program

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.