Lead Quant Trader – HFT Desk, PnL-Based Pay

Anson McCade; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Anson McCade partners with a proprietary trading firm actively trading arbitrage and market making across cash and derivatives markets from Chicago and New York. The firm operates on CME, ICE, and Eurex with ultra low-latency infrastructure and a low-cost model.

The role involves setting up or leading high-frequency or intraday quant desks, researching and implementing systematic strategies, and collaborating with developers to productionize new ideas for trading across cash and derivatives

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Quant Trader with track record of researching and trading systematic strategies.
• Strong coding abilities in Python; C++ optional but valued.
• Experience leading/managing a team at another fund or sellside market making team is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Set up/lead a team of high-frequency or intraday Quant Researchers/Traders, or manage your own strategies independently.
• Research, implement and monitor systematic strategies, manage your own book.
• Work with developers to improve/maintain infrastructure and deploy new strategies into production.

Skills

Python

C++

Job description

Anson McCade partners with a proprietary trading firm actively trading arbitrage and market making across cash and derivatives markets from Chicago and New York. The firm operates on CME, ICE, and Eurex with ultra low-latency infrastructure and a low-cost model.

The role involves setting up or leading high-frequency or intraday quant desks, researching and implementing systematic strategies, and collaborating with developers to productionize new ideas for trading across cash and derivatives