Senior Mid-Frequency Quant Trader – Futures, Profit-Sharing

Trading Interview; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

World-class benefits

Job summary

TransMarket Group (TMG) seeks an Experienced Mid-Frequency Quantitative Researcher/Trader to lead an entrepreneurial initiative in this area. Responsibilities include developing automated trading strategies and creating predictive models for futures prices.

The candidate will build signals, improve the backtester, and collaborate across the firm to establish a sustainable trading business. A strong mathematical background and proficiency in Python are required; C++ is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must have experience successfully developing quantitative models for profitable trading.
• Breadth and depth in mathematical background.
• Demonstrated passion for financial markets and market microstructure.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in a technical field and relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated medium frequency trading strategies across futures products with holding periods of minutes to hours.
• Create and improve quantitative models for predicting futures prices.
• Build out and improve our signals library.
• Collaborate within a group and across the firm to improve our backtester and other necessary tools to build a sustainable trading business (desk).

Skills

Python

C++

Mathematical background

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in technical field

Job description

TransMarket Group (TMG) seeks an Experienced Mid-Frequency Quantitative Researcher/Trader to lead an entrepreneurial initiative in this area. Responsibilities include developing automated trading strategies and creating predictive models for futures prices.

The candidate will build signals, improve the backtester, and collaborate across the firm to establish a sustainable trading business. A strong mathematical background and proficiency in Python are required; C++ is a plus.