Quantitative Trader

Australia-Employment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 280,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot in New York is seeking a highly quantitative trader to join a collaborative team focusing on pricing inefficiencies and quantitative models. You will work with traders, researchers, and engineers to develop and execute trading strategies in real time.

The role emphasizes strong mathematical reasoning, data-driven decision making, and increasing trading responsibility as expertise grows. No prior finance experience is required, and the environment is on-site in New York.

Qualifications

• Exceptional quantitative and mathematical abilities.
• Strong practical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively on complex problems.
• Interest in applying quantitative methods to real-world decisions.
• Programming familiarity beneficial but not required.
• Prior finance or economics knowledge not required.
• Specific programming-language experience not required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and trade pricing inefficiencies across financial markets.
• Develop and refine proprietary quantitative trading models.
• Analyze market behavior and translate findings into trading decisions.
• Manage trading risk and evaluate strategy performance.
• Investigate new financial products and potential trading opportunities.
• Collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineers on quantitative problems.
• Use data to improve trading strategies and decision-making.
• Take on increasing trading responsibility as expertise develops.

Skills

Quantitative reasoning

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Finance knowledge not required

Programming familiarity

Applied mathematics

Real-world decision making

Job description

Quantitative Trader

$280000 - $300000 per year | New York, NY | On-site | Permanent

$300K base plus bonus with no prior finance experience required

A bit about us:

A leading quantitative trading firm in New York is seeking a Quantitative Trader to join a highly collaborative trading organization built around mathematical reasoning, technology, and proprietary research.

The firm's traders work in teams to identify and trade pricing inefficiencies, develop proprietary models, manage risk, investigate new products, and explore new business opportunities. Technology is central to the firm's approach, with traders and engineers working closely together on complex real-world problems.

Why join us?

• $300,000 base salary plus annual discretionary bonus
• No prior finance or economics experience required
• Work directly on proprietary quantitative trading models and strategies
• Increasing trading responsibility based on demonstrated ability
• Solve challenging mathematical and quantitative problems in a practical environment
• Work closely with experienced traders, researchers, and technologists
• Opportunity to investigate new products and develop new areas of trading

Job Details

We are seeking a highly quantitative problem solver to join a collaborative trading team in New York. This position focuses on identifying pricing inefficiencies, developing quantitative models, executing trading strategies, managing risk, and researching new trading opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and trade pricing inefficiencies across financial markets
• Develop and refine proprietary quantitative trading models
• Analyze market behavior and translate findings into practical trading decisions
• Manage trading risk and evaluate strategy performance
• Investigate new financial products and potential trading opportunities
• Collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineers on quantitative problems
• Use technology and data to improve trading strategies and decision-making
• Take on increasing trading responsibility as expertise develops

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Exceptional quantitative and mathematical reasoning ability
• Strong practical problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively on complex problems
• Interest in applying quantitative reasoning to real-world decision-making
• Programming comfort in a language of choice is beneficial but not required
• Prior finance or economics knowledge is not required
• Specific programming-language experience is not required

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