Experienced Quantitative Researcher

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

Flow Traders in New York is seeking an experienced Quantitative Researcher specializing in high-frequency research to join our New York office. This role focuses on expanding opportunities by applying Flow Traders' cutting-edge research and quantitative trading platform to real-time markets.

You will identify competitive advantages, develop pricing and execution models, and lead a team of researchers to deploy profitable end-to-end high-frequency trading strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in systematic trading.
• A proven track record of profitable high-frequency trading strategies in the US cash equities and/or futures markets.
• A nuanced understanding of financial markets and their microstructure.
• Demonstrated success translating modern quantitative methods into profitable trading strategies.
• Experience with large-scale machine learning operations frameworks and high-performance compute.
• Excellent communication skills and experience managing stakeholders across trading and technology.
• A strategic vision for the role of machine learning and AI in the future of algorithmic trading.

Responsibilities

• Identify our competitive advantages and build quantitative strategies to convert them into actionable opportunities.
• Lead a team of researchers to develop pricing and execution models and oversee their deployment in profitable end-to-end high-frequency quantitative trading strategies.

Job description

Flow Traders is looking for a experienced Quantitative Researcher who specializes in high-frequency research to join us in our New York office. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and quantitative culture at the heart of its business. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the strategic expansion into new opportunities by leveraging Flow Traders' cutting-edge research and quantitative trading platform.

What you will do

• Identify our competitive advantages and build quantitative strategies to convert them into actionable opportunities
• Lead a team of researchers to develop pricing and execution models and oversee their deployment in profitable end-to-end high-frequency quantitative trading strategies

What you need to succeed

• 5+ years of experience in systematic trading
• A proven track record of profitable high-frequency trading strategies in the US cash equities and/or futures markets
• A nuanced understanding of financial markets and their microstructure
• Demonstrated success translating modern quantitative methods into profitable trading strategies
• Experience with large-scale machine learning operations frameworks and high-performance compute
• Excellent communication skills and experience managing stakeholders across trading and technology
• A strategic vision for the role of machine learning and AI in the future of algorithmic trading

At Flow Traders, we acknowledge the importance of open and transparent communication whether it be with our employees, our stakeholders, or our local and global communities.

When it comes to salary, Flow Traders uses reliable market research to create base ranges. Where candidates will fall within the range depends on a few different factors including but not limited to level of experience, location, and specific skill set. We also consider ourselves one global team, and to demonstrate that, all employees are eligible to share in the company's success through an annual discretionary variable remuneration allocated based on company, group and individual performance and contribution.

Benefits

• eligible to share in the company's success through an annual discretionary variable remuneration allocated based on company, group and individual performance and contribution.

Per the NYC Salary Transparency Law, the total compensation for this role includes a base of $200,000 - 225,000 plus annual discretionary variable remuneration.

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.

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