NY On-Site FTR Quant Trader — Strategy & Risk

Australia-Employment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

On-site in New York

Growth opportunities in FTR trading

Job summary

Australia-Employment's FTR Trader position in New York is a highly quantitative role focused on congestion markets across ISO/RTOs. The role covers research, modeling, implementation, portfolio construction, risk management, and performance analysis.

You will work with experienced traders and analysts in a fast-moving environment, mentoring juniors and pushing for innovative trading strategies, technology, and processes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as an FTR Trader or in a closely related congestion/power trading role.
• Strong working knowledge of at least one ISO/RTO.
• Experience with the complete lifecycle of a trading strategy.
• Portfolio and trading risk-management experience.
• Experience with quantitative modeling and programming.
• Strong analytical ability with comfort using probability and statistics to solve trading problems.

Responsibilities

• Research and trade FTR and congestion opportunities across one or more ISO/RTO markets.
• Develop, test, implement, and refine quantitative trading strategies.
• Analyze trades, positions, portfolio exposures, market conditions, and new trading opportunities.
• Manage strategy and portfolio risk throughout the full trading lifecycle.
• Apply statistical, probabilistic, modeling, and programming techniques to power-market problems.
• Collaborate with traders and analysts while helping mentor junior members of the FTR team.

Skills

FTR trading

ISO/RTO knowledge

Trading lifecycle

Risk management

Quantitative modeling

Programming

Analytics

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Australia-Employment's FTR Trader position in New York is a highly quantitative role focused on congestion markets across ISO/RTOs. The role covers research, modeling, implementation, portfolio construction, risk management, and performance analysis.

You will work with experienced traders and analysts in a fast-moving environment, mentoring juniors and pushing for innovative trading strategies, technology, and processes.