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T3 Trading Group

Experienced Trader

Chicago, IL · On-site +1

Collaborative environment for directional trading, algorithmic trading, and high frequency trading ... Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Analyst and Finance #J ...

BHFT

Senior Quantitative Equity Trader

New York, NY · On-site +1

Company Description BHFT is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm. Our team manages the full trading cycle, from software development to creating and coding strategies and algorithms. Our trading ...

BHFT

Senior Quantitative Equity Trader

New York, NY · On-site +1

Company Description BHFT is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm. Our team manages the full trading cycle, from software development to creating and coding strategies and algorithms. Our trading ...

BHFT

Senior Quantitative Equity Trader

New York, NY · On-site +1

Company Description BHFT is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm. Our team manages the full trading cycle, from software development to creating and coding strategies and algorithms. Our trading ...

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Senior Algorithmic Trader

Senior Algorithmic Trader

TransMarket Group

Chicago, IL

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Re-posted 21 days ago

Job description

Description

Our Algorithmic Traders use their expert understanding of the financial markets and market microstructure to develop relative value arbitrage trading software and build and improve trading strategies. Our Senior Algorithmic Traders benefit from the resources and scale that our group can provide with its strong team and robust capital base to grow your effective trading strategy to the next level. The ideal candidate will have proven success and discipline in their trading strategies, excellent risk assessment and management, and strong proficiency and experience in applying programming skills in a fast-paced environment (C++, Python, Linux scripting).

Responsibilities

  • Maintain expertise in market microstructure, tick data, and automated trading systems
  • Build and maintain trading quantitative model tools and analytics
  • Develop, code, maintain and support production quality automated trading softwares and strategies
  • Improve strategies and trade execution by performing post trade analyses and developing prediction models.
  • Manage a small group of dynamic Junior Traders and guide research and trading software development projects
  • Mentor Junior Traders and promote their learning on the desk
  • Help steer recruitment initiatives to advance the growth and development of the team

Requirements

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in a technical field or pertinent industry experience
  • Minimum five (5) years of work experience in the trading industry
  • Programming proficiency and experience (C++, Python)
  • Proficiency and experience in Linux scripting are a plus
  • Passion for math and software applied to markets and trading
  • Expert understanding of computing, math, probability, statistics, and finance
  • Strong work ethic and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work within a team in a fast-paced environment
  • This position requires physical presence and is onsite at our office in Chicago, IL

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