Quantitative Trader

Venture Search; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Global trading exposure

Job summary

Venture Search is seeking an Experienced Proprietary Trader to join a highly technical, global trading team. You will develop and refine systematic and discretionary strategies across major electronic markets, working closely with researchers and technologists to turn ideas into profitable deployments.

You should have a proven track record in high-volume trading, strong quantitative skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years profitable trading experience in high-volume environments.
• Ability to develop new profitable trading strategies.
• Strong mathematical aptitude and quantitative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new proprietary trading strategies across global electronic markets.
• Analyse existing strategies and identify opportunities to improve performance, execution and risk-adjusted returns.
• Customise and optimise established trading strategies based on market conditions and trader expertise.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers and software developers to translate ideas into production strategies.
• Monitor live trading and adjust strategy parameters, risk and execution as needed.
• Identify new market opportunities and develop systematic approaches to capture them.
• Apply sound judgment when trading significant volumes and adapt to evolving market conditions.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the firm’s proprietary trading technology and processes.

Skills

C++

Python

Quantitative trading

Risk management

Communication

Education

Technical degree (CS/EE/Math/Physics)

Tools

Python

Job description

Experienced Proprietary Trader - Global Tier 1 Prop Trading Firm

Location - Chicago, New York, London, Amsterdam, Singapore, or Remote

Description

Our client is a leading global proprietary trading firm with a presence across the US, UK, Europe and Asia. The firm trades across a broad range of global electronic markets, including futures, equities, commodities, options, fixed income and cryptocurrencies.

The firm operates a highly technology-driven trading environment, combining proprietary trading strategies with sophisticated software, quantitative research and low-latency infrastructure. Its culture places a strong emphasis on collaboration, independent thinking and continuous improvement, with traders working closely alongside experienced technologists and quantitative professionals.

As part of the continued expansion of its trading teams, the firm is looking to hire experienced proprietary traders with a proven ability to identify, develop and trade profitable strategies.

This is an opportunity for an established trader to join a highly sophisticated trading platform with the autonomy to develop new strategies while also enhancing and customising existing trading approaches.

The Opportunity

The successful candidate will join a growing proprietary trading team and take an active role in developing and implementing systematic and discretionary trading strategies across global electronic markets.

The role is well suited to a trader who combines strong market intuition with quantitative thinking and has demonstrated the ability to turn trading ideas into profitable strategies.

There is significant scope to work closely with the firm's technology and quantitative teams, while maintaining ownership of the trading process and contributing directly to the evolution of the firm's strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new proprietary trading strategies across global electronic markets.
• Analyse existing strategies and identify opportunities to improve performance, execution and risk-adjusted returns.
• Customise and optimise established trading strategies based on market conditions and individual trading expertise.
• Work closely with quantitative researchers and software developers to translate trading ideas into production strategies.
• Monitor live trading performance and make informed decisions around strategy parameters, risk and execution.
• Identify new market opportunities and develop systematic approaches to capture them.
• Apply sound judgement when trading significant volumes across electronic markets.
• Continuously evaluate strategy performance, market behaviour and execution quality.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the firm's proprietary trading technology and processes.
• Operate effectively within a collaborative environment while maintaining independent responsibility for trading decisions.
• Adapt trading strategies and processes as market conditions evolve.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for an experienced Proprietary Trader / Quantitative Trader with:

• A demonstrable track record of profitability in high-volume trading environments over 5+ years.
• Proven ability to develop new, profitable trading strategies.
• Strong mathematical aptitude and quantitative problem-solving ability.
• Experience trading electronic markets and managing meaningful trading risk.
• Strong understanding of market microstructure, execution and liquidity.
• Ability to work with and interpret quantitative trading models and data.
• Programming experience in C++ and/or Python is highly desirable.
• Ability to undertake light programming, including multi-dimensional arrays, nested loops, complex conditionals and basic file I/O.
• Strong judgement and disciplined decision-making under pressure.
• Ability to think independently while working effectively as part of a collaborative team.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving trading environment.
• A technical degree, ideally in an area such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related discipline.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and genuine interest in developing new trading strategies.

The role offers flexible working arrangements, with location generally open to discussion and subject to approval.