09. Quant Trader

Abc Arbitrage; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading asset management firm in Singapore is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to implement and enhance trading strategies. The ideal candidate holds a degree in financial mathematics and has 0-4 years of experience in a fast-paced trading environment. This full-time position offers competitive compensation and requires strong analytical skills and a data-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• 0-4 years of experience in Front Office within hedge funds or asset managers.
• Extremely rigorous, reactive, and creative.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily implementation of quantitative trading strategies.
• Monitor trading systems and manage risk.
• Enhance existing trading strategies based on observations and analysis.

Skills

Data driven engineering profile

Financial mathematics

Quantitative analysis

Development knowledge (C#, Python)

Education

Higher scientific education with a specialisation in financial mathematics (MSc)

Job description

Overview

We are a team of enthusiastic technologists, building innovative trading systems and asset management strategies since 1995. We develop systematic arbitrage models for liquid assets all over the world.

The ABC arbitrage Group (Paris, Dublin, Singapore) is listed on Euronext Paris and since its inception has achieved 100% consecutive positive results in fast changing markets. The wholly-owned subsidiaries ABC arbitrage Asset Management and ABC arbitrage Management Asia manage the Group's operational activity.

Our success is based directly on the talent of our employees: 100 people, from 14 different nationalities with an average age of 36 and come mainly from scientific backgrounds.

Our company culture is based on commitment, collaboration, responsibility and innovation. We encourage new ideas and provide the means to develop them in an agile and pleasant workplace. We want to meet passionate employees, agile in a technological environment and driven by the discovery of financial markets.

Responsibilities

For this role, you will join a team of 9 based in Singapore and work closely with trading, operational, techs and support teams based in Paris, France.

• In direct collaboration with a local Senior Quant Trader responsible for trading on a portfolio of mechanical arbitrage strategies
• In connection with the Portfolio Managers and their teams based in Paris
• Accessing large scale datas through ABC infrastructure

Your main missions will consist of :

• Oversee daily implementation of quantitative trading strategies in real time to manage risk and seize market opportunities;
• Respond to evolving market dynamics and breaking news in fast-moving and volatile Asian markets;
• Monitor trading systems and manage risk in a production trading environment;
• Ensure proper Portfolio Management and implementation on the Asian book of proprietary ABC statistical trading strategies;
• Enhance existing trading strategies based on Systematic Trading observation and Post Trading analysis (optimising, backtesting, adding new arbitrages, new features…);
• Actively participate in the entire research and strategy development chain: brainstorming, data analysis, suggesting new ideas, modelisation

Skills and experience

• Higher scientific education with a specialisation in financial mathematics (MSc) or equivalent
• Strong data driven engineering profile, interested in & comfortable with Complex Information System
• Between 0-4 years of Front Office experience within a hedge fund or an asset manager working with medium to high frequency systematic trading strategies, where you held a position of Quantitative Analyst, Quantitative Trader or similar
• Extremely rigorous, reactive & creative
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to work on several subjects in a dynamic, demanding and constantly changing environment (dual component trading monitoring / trading analysis)
• Development knowledge (C#, Python or other )

Info

• Salary: Competitive
• Job Type: Local full time contract
• Company: ABC arbitrage Asset Management Asia Pte. Ltd

Note : this position is applicable only for Singaporean Citizen and Singaporean PR