Quantitative Trader - Futures

Point Three Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Point Three Group is seeking a Quantitative Trader focused on futures to design, back-test, and deploy high-frequency market-making strategies across index, fixed income, or commodity futures. Candidates must own an IP-tracked strategy with live trading history and a proven Sharpe ratio, ready to operate in a fast-paced scale-up environment in New York City.

Ideal applicants hold a quantitative degree (Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD) and have strong OO programming skills (C++, C, Java).

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop and optimize quantitative trading strategies.
• Strong programming skills in OO languages for performance-sensitive code.
• Experience with statistical methods and market data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop, trade, and manage high-frequency or market-making futures strategies.
• Apply quantitative techniques for research, back-testing, implementation, and risk management.
• Collaborate with risk, data, and leadership teams to align strategies with firm goals.

Skills

C++

C

Java

OO programming

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Quantitative Trader - Futures

About our Client and the Role

Our client is a global proprietary trading firm focused on futures market making. The firm is growing and looking to hire experienced quantitative traders with established HFT/market making strategies trading index, fixed income, or commodity futures.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop, trade, and manage high frequency or market making strategies in index, fixed income, or commodity futures;
• Use quantitative techniques to conduct research, back-testing, implementation, and manage strategy risk and exposure;
• Collaborate with teams across an organization, such as risk management, data groups, and leadership teams/executives;

Requirements

• A portable futures trading strategy, for which you must own the IP and a verifiable track record, with at least 2 years of live trading history;
• A Sharpe Ratio of 3.0+ and strong, consistent returns;
• Effective risk management capabilities;
• Ability to communicate clearly and distill information with leadership about trading performance;
• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, or other similar technical disciplines;
• Experience with C++, C, Java, or other object oriented programming language;

In accordance with New York City’s Pay Transparency Law, the base salary range for this role is $125,000 to $250,000 and is specific to New York City. Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits such as a discretionary bonus, health, dental, and other wellness plans and 401(k) contributions. Discretionary bonuses can be a significant portion of total compensation. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.

About Point Three Group

Point Three Group is helping redefine the future of computational finance. Our goal is to fuel research progress, foster innovation, and shape the financial landscape by connecting the brightest minds in research, trading, and engineering with leading investment firms. We bring unparalleled industry experience, honed through years of internal recruiting at some of the biggest and most successful companies in finance and tech. Our insider knowledge of the qualities and skills that make candidates exceptional gives us a deeper edge in understanding our clients’ needs and recruiting talent that exceeds expectations.

At Point Three, we don’t just find talent; we discover the future of finance.