Quantitative Trader

Ata Portföy Yönetimi; Fatih; On-site; TRY 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ata Portföy Yönetimi seeks a Quantitative Trader to join the investments team and participate in live trading with a strong emphasis on data-driven research and strategy behaviour.

You will monitor systematic and algorithmic strategies across multiple asset classes, analyse execution quality and build Python-based tools to enhance research and execution. A quantitative degree and solid market knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Financial Engineering, Econometrics or a similar quantitative field
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Good understanding of probability, statistics and financial markets
• Strong working knowledge of Python, particularly for financial data analysis and research

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage live systematic and algorithmic trading strategies
• Trade across equities, equity futures, FX futures and options
• Analyse execution quality, including slippage, market impact, fill behaviour and transaction costs
• Work with tick, trade and order book data to understand market microstructure and short-term price behaviour
• Analyse market, flow, ownership and positioning data to identify systematic trading opportunities and changes in market structure
• Research and test new systematic trading signals and execution ideas
• Build analytical and research tools using Python
• Contribute to the development and improvement of existing statistical arbitrage and algorithmic strategies

Skills

Strong quantitative and analytical

Probability and statistics knowledge

Financial markets understanding

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

Python

Job description

We are looking for a Quantitative Trader to join our investments team.

We are looking for someone who combines strong market understanding with a quantitative mindset — comfortable in live trading, but equally interested in analysing data, execution quality and strategy behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage live systematic and algorithmic trading strategies
• Trade across equities, equity futures, FX futures and options
• Analyse execution quality, including slippage, market impact, fill behaviour and transaction costs
• Work with tick, trade and order book data to understand market microstructure and short-term price behaviour
• Analyse market, flow, ownership and positioning data to identify systematic trading opportunities and changes in market structure.
• Research and test new systematic trading signals and execution ideas
• Build analytical and research tools using Python
• Contribute to the development and improvement of existing statistical arbitrage and algorithmic strategies

Core Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Financial Engineering, Econometrics or a similar quantitative field
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Good understanding of probability, statistics and financial markets
• Strong working knowledge of Python, particularly for financial data analysis and research

Preferred

• Experience in quantitative trading, statistical arbitrage or algorithmic execution
• Familiarity with Borsa Istanbul and VİOP
• Experience working with order book or high-frequency market data
• Knowledge of futures and options
• Understanding of Black-Scholes, implied volatility and option Greeks
• Experience building backtests or research tools