Graduate Quantitative Trader

Aplaro Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 158,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Flow Traders in New York is seeking driven individuals to join our growing Trading team. You will begin with an intensive three-month training program in Amsterdam, where you build a foundation in the firm's core business and trading systems.

After the program, you will join a trading desk in New York, monitor markets, identify opportunities, and contribute directly to your desk’s performance. We require a STEM-related university degree, demonstrable interest in trading and financial markets,

Qualifications

• University degree, preferably in a STEM-related field.
• Strong interest in trading and global financial markets.
• Understanding of financial products.
• Excellent mental math, quantitative, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Ability to think on your feet, reason logically, and deliver under pressure.
• Entrepreneurial and competitive mindset with an eagerness to innovate and find creative solutions.
• Desire to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment that offers great challenges and rewards.

Responsibilities

• Complete an intensive three-month training program in Amsterdam.
• Join a trading desk in New York after training and progressively take on responsibility.
• Monitor markets, identify opportunities, and contribute to desk performance.

Skills

Python proficiency

Quantitative reasoning

Analytical skills

Team-oriented mindset

Under pressure performance

Education

STEM-related university degree

Job description

Flow Traders is seeking driven, competitive, and intellectually curious individuals to join our growing Trading team in New York. This is a unique opportunity to begin your career at a proprietary trading firm, where entrepreneurial thinking, innovation, and collaboration are central to how we operate.

You will begin with an intensive three-month training program in Amsterdam, where you will build a foundation in Flow Traders’ core business, the financial products we trade, market dynamics, pricing strategies, and proprietary trading systems. Through quantitative coursework, trading simulations, and instruction from Senior Traders and Quantitative Researchers, you will develop the skills needed to make informed, split-second decisions in dynamic financial markets.

Following the program, you will join a trading desk in New York, where you will progressively take on greater responsibility, monitor markets, identify opportunities, and contribute directly to your desk’s performance.

What You Need to Succeed

• University degree, preferably in a STEM-related field
• Demonstrable interest in trading and global financial markets
• Understanding of financial products
• Excellent mental math, quantitative, and analytical skills
• Proficiency in Python
• Ability to think on your feet, reason logically, and deliver under pressure
• Entrepreneurial and competitive mindset with an eagerness to innovate and find creative solutions
• Desire to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment that offers great challenges and rewards
• Flexibility to work outside of standard business hours may be required based on business, market, or trading needs

This application is fo r our Fall 2027 start date.

We highly suggest that you start your application process as soon as possible as the entire recruitment process can take between 4-8 weeks.

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.

Per the NYC Salary Transparency Law, the total compensation for this role includes a base of $175,000 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.