Quantitative Trader — Market Making (Tokenized Securities & Digital Assets)

ALPHA LADDER GROUP PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

ALPHA LADDER GROUP PTE. LTD. is seeking Quant Traders to join as founding members of a new desk focused on tokenized securities and digital assets. You will own trading strategies, P&L, and contribute to desk design with senior leadership.

Role involves market making across tokenized equities and commodities, cross-venue liquidity, and on-chain execution with emphasis on risk controls and automation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience trading or market making in traditional financial markets.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or Rust.
• Deep knowledge of market microstructure and liquidity provision.
• Experience with P&L ownership under live market conditions.
• Experience with digital assets and on-chain execution.
• Ability to design and test automated market making strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate automated two-sided market making strategies.
• Provide continuous liquidity across centralized and decentralized venues.
• Research alpha opportunities unique to tokenized markets.
• Hedge and manage inventory, risk, and execution quality.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Treasury, and Engineering teams.

Skills

Python

C++

Rust

Time-series modelling

Market microstructure

Liquidity provision

P&L ownership

Delta-one products

On-chain execution

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

C++

Python

Rust

Job description

The Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to join as one of the founding members of a new quantitative trading desk

We are looking for exceptional Quant Traders who can apply proven market making techniques from traditional financial markets while helping define liquidity strategies for the next generation of tokenized financial instruments

The role combines two key mandates

• Apply established liquidity provision, pricing, inventory management, and hedging strategies from equities, FX, commodities, and derivatives to tokenized assets


• Research and develop new trading strategies that capitalize on the unique characteristics of tokenization, including


• 24/7 market


• On-chain settlement


• Mint/redeem mechanic


• Cross-chain and cross-venue liquidity fragmentation


• Basis opportunities between tokenized assets and their underlying securitie

You'll have direct ownership of trading strategies, P&L, and the opportunity to shape the desk alongside senior leadership

Key Responsibilities

Market Making & Trading

• Design, develop, and operate automated two-sided market making strategies across


• Tokenized equities


• Tokenized gold, Digital assets


• Provide continuous and competitive liquidity across centralized and decentralized trading venues


• Develop pricing, quoting, hedging, and execution models


• Manage inventory, spreads, and execution quality under live market conditions

Risk & Portfolio Management

• Own real-time inventory and trading risk


• Manage Position sizing


• Inventory skew Adverse selection


• Position limits, Weekend and overnight gap risks


• Hedge tokenized equity and commodity exposure using: Underlying cash instruments Futures,Tokenized proxies,Delta-one product

Quantitative Research

Research and develop alpha opportunities unique to tokenized markets, including

• Basis trading between tokenized assets and underlying securities


• Mint/redeem (primary issuance) arbitrage


• Cross-chain liquidity fragmentation


• Cross-exchange arbitrage


• Stablecoin settlement efficiencies


• Funding and basis opportunities on derivatives


• Market microstructure optimization

Technology & Infrastructure

Partner closely with engineering teams to build

• Low-latency execution systems


• Exchange connectivity


• DEX integration


• On-chain execution capabilities


• Monitoring and alerting system


• Trading infrastructure improvement

Operations & Governance

• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Treasury, and Custody teams


• upport robust trading governance within a CMS-licensed environment


• Manage operational aspects of tokenized securities including


• Corporate actions,Dividend


• Stock split,sIssuer dependencies


• Contribute to desk strategy, hiring, infrastructure, and long-term platform development

Required Qualification

• Proven experience trading or making markets in traditional financial markets, including


• Cash Equities


• ETF


• Futures


• Demonstrated success operating automated market making or quantitative trading strategies with live P&L ownership


• Strong understanding of Market microstructure


• Liquidity provision


• Inventory management


• Quoting model


• Deep knowledge of Position sizing


• Adverse selection


• Basis risk


• Risk controls


• Experience managing live trading risk under volatile market conditions


• Strong programming skills in Python / C++ or Rust


• Strong statistical, quantitative, and time-series modelling capabilities


• Experience using derivatives (options, futures, or delta-one products) for hedging and risk management


• Experience trading digital assets and familiarity with Centralized exchange / DEX


• On-chain execution


• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build new trading strategies in rapidly evolving markets

Preferred Qualification

• Options market making experience


• Experience trading tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs)


• Experience with delta-one or index products


• Familiarity with creation/redemption (AP-style) workflows


• Experience working within regulated financial institutions under MAS or equivalent regulatory regimes


• Understanding of CMS licensing requirements, trading conduct rules, fit-and-proper standards, and appointed representative obligations

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where every individual feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute. We celebrate diversity in all its forms - background, ethnicity, gender, identity, orientation, experience, and thought and believe it strengthens our culture and our work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic