Futures Quant Trader: HFT & Market Making

Point Three Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Point Three Group is seeking a Quantitative Trader focused on futures to design, back-test, and deploy high-frequency market-making strategies across index, fixed income, or commodity futures. Candidates must own an IP-tracked strategy with live trading history and a proven Sharpe ratio, ready to operate in a fast-paced scale-up environment in New York City.

Ideal applicants hold a quantitative degree (Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD) and have strong OO programming skills (C++, C, Java).

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop and optimize quantitative trading strategies.
• Strong programming skills in OO languages for performance-sensitive code.
• Experience with statistical methods and market data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop, trade, and manage high-frequency or market-making futures strategies.
• Apply quantitative techniques for research, back-testing, implementation, and risk management.
• Collaborate with risk, data, and leadership teams to align strategies with firm goals.

Skills

C++

C

Java

OO programming

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Point Three Group is seeking a Quantitative Trader focused on futures to design, back-test, and deploy high-frequency market-making strategies across index, fixed income, or commodity futures. Candidates must own an IP-tracked strategy with live trading history and a proven Sharpe ratio, ready to operate in a fast-paced scale-up environment in New York City.

Ideal applicants hold a quantitative degree (Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD) and have strong OO programming skills (C++, C, Java).