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Quanta Search

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 125,000 - 225,000

Full time

23 days ago

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Job summary

Quanta Search, a mid-sized proprietary trading firm, is looking for a Quant Trader to join their Electronic Trading Strategies desk. This role involves analyzing large data sets, operating trading strategies, and developing new market opportunities, with a strong focus on Python, R, and statistical techniques. Candidates should have a quantitative degree and at least 2 years of relevant trading experience.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years professional experience in trading or quantitative roles.
  • Passion for markets and trading.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze data to identify market signals for strategy development.
  • Operate and manage trading strategies in a live market.
  • Optimize research and development processes for trading strategies.

Skills

Python programming
R proficiency
Advanced statistical techniques
SQL programming
Bash scripting
Intermediate statistics
Experience with large data sets
Creativity
Analytical mind
Strong communication skills

Education

Undergraduate Degree or higher in Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Statistics, or Engineering

Job description

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Medium sized prop trading firm is currently recruiting for a trader position for Electronic Trading Strategies (ETS) desk. ETS focuses on identifying signals in the market and developing strategies to capture the opportunities those signals represent.

Role Description

As a trader you will become an integral member of a small team, engaged in the full stack of strategy development. You will…

  • Analyze terabytes of data, identifying market signals representing new strategies, and refining the performance of existing strategies.
  • Operate strategies in production, managing hedges and re-parameterizing the trading model to respond to live market events.
  • Extend and optimize our research and development platform, streamlining the strategy development process.

Requirements

  • Python programming with a focus on data analysis (i.e. familiarity with pandas, scipy and numpy modules).
  • Proficiency in R
  • Advanced knowledge of modern statistical techniques
  • Undergraduate Degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Statistics, and Engineering
  • SQL programming with a focus on time series joins.
  • Bash scripting.
  • Intermediate level statistics.
  • Experience with large data sets.
  • Passion for markets, trading and games.
  • Creativity.
  • An analytical mind.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • 2+ years professional experience.

Additional Skills/experience That Will Reflect Favorably

  • Trading/market experience.
  • Experience with option/derivative pricing models.
  • Experience with query optimization.
  • HPE Vertica.

Seniority level
  • Seniority level
    Entry level
Employment type
  • Employment type
    Full-time
Job function
  • Job function
    Finance and Sales

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