Graduate Trader

Vesting; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation package

Expat support

Shareholding possibilities

Gym membership

Job summary

Da Vinci is seeking a Graduate Trader to join a team of researchers and engineers focused on developing algorithmic trading strategies. The role involves volatility trading, market making, and risk management, with a strong emphasis on building and refining trading infrastructure.

The program includes comprehensive training, exceptional growth opportunities, and a sign-on bonus, with potential shareholding tied to performance. A relocation package and expat support are offered to new joiners.

Qualifications

• Technical background in maths, physics, engineering, econometrics or similar quantitative field.
• Strong interest in trading; experience in real or simulated trading a plus.
• Ability to make decisions under pressure and manage risk-reward patterns.

Responsibilities

• Generate profits through volatility trading by position-taking and market making.
• Risk management of your portfolio.
• Improve and refine trading infrastructure and setup.
• Devise new trading strategies for current and prospective markets.

Skills

Quantitative background

Trading interest

Decision under pressure

Analytical mindset

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Quantitative studies background

Job description

As a Graduate Trader at Da Vinci, you’ll work with a fun team of highly skilled researchers and engineers. Our Traders are key to developing and utilising algorithmic trading strategies that help us reach our goal of building one of the best proprietary trading firms in the world.

Da Vinci offers an exciting and dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-growing company.

Responsibilities:

• Generate profits through volatility trading by position-taking and market making
• Risk management of your portfolio
• Improve and refine our trading infrastructure and setup
• Devise new trading strategies for current and prospective markets

Requirements:

• Technical background (Maths, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics, Quant Finance or similar quantitative studies)
• Strong interest in trading (Experience in real or simulated trading is a plus)
• Ability to make decisions under pressure
• Understanding of risk and reward patterns
• Strong affinity with numbers
• Analytical approach to solving complex problems
• Competitive but cooperative attitude
• Proactive and an entrepreneurial mindset
• A comprehensive theoretical and practical training program provided by our dedicated in-house trainer
• Sign-on bonus of EUR 20k, base salary of EUR 100k
• Excellent variable pay and growth opportunities
• Outstanding performance is also rewarded with shareholding in the company
• A relocation package when moving from abroad, including a relocation budget, flight coverage, house-finding service and expat support
• Social events and after-work drinks
• Reimbursement of travel costs
• Sponsored gym membership
• In-house game room (pool table, board games and console games)

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