Futures Quantitative Trader - Military veterans preferred

My client is a top tier proprietary trading firm that specializes in mid/high frequency futures trading. They're seeking a skilled trader to contribute to their research effort aimed at generating futures trading alphas. This role offers the chance to hold a key role in strategy development using my client's advanced technology stack and infrastructure.

Futures Quantitative Trader - New York (Python, C++)

The Role

• Construct, implement and deploy mid/high frequency futures trading algorithms
• Come up with innovative, cutting-edge trading ideas
• Create tools for data analysis, to identify patterns
• Develop analytical, computational libraries in order to support trading

The Candidate

• A minimum of 2 years experience of quantitative trading in one or more futures
• MSc/PhD from a top tier university
• Strong quantitative background in mathematics and statistics with knowledge of and experience in statistical models and signal generation
• Confidence in ability to create new strategies independently and collaboratively within a team
• Proficiency in back-testing, simulation, and statistical techniques
• Data-mining skills paired up with data analysis skills. Previous experience operating with a large amount of tick/data would be beneficial
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++

Futures Quantitative Trader - New York (Python, C++)