ETF Quantitative Trader
Equities Quantitative Trader (specializing in ETFs)
KCG is a leading market maker working in three continents, across four asset classes, on over 50 markets around the world. Our team is strong and growing, always going after new ways to create better and more efficient markets. Working at the intersection of financial markets and technology, our tight-knit, interdisciplinary teams create the innovations that are improving the markets of tomorrow. We put our newest talent side-by-side with some of the leading thinkers in the industry, creating a vibrant work experience that promotes mutual learning and respect.
We cultivate an environment that is challenging and rewarding for each and every employee. Over the years, we've come to attract a unique kind of person confident but humble, competitive but collaborative, focused but flexible. It's a combination of traits that tie back to the values that have shaped our success to date, and will be critical to our success in the future.
We continuously develop and employ innovative technology, trading strategies and risk management systems to provide a flexible and scalable trading platform. We believe the most important factor in our success and rapid growth is our culture; combining a low-ego and respectful environment with vigorous debate, mental flexibility, continuous innovation, and teamwork.
As a quantitative trader at KCG, you will be working on interdisciplinary teams alongside other traders, quants and seasoned software engineers. The environment is collegiate and collaborative, encouraging exposure to many teams across the globe.
Job Description
The individual will be trained to use our proprietary trading models to trade profitably on major electronic exchanges, dark pools and with our firm's own client order flow. As you make observations of the market and our models, you will be expected to recognize new trading opportunities and create or help develop the algorithms that you and our other traders will use to capitalize on those opportunities to increase firm-wide profitability. The role will focus on Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs) and will require specific product knowledge.
Our traders ramp up to full trading much faster than the industry average and can easily switch later to different financial products instead of being pigeonholed in one area.
Key
Responsibilities:
Create and develop high performance, algorithmic trading models using math and statistics.
Analyze the performance of trading, algorithmic models using math and statistics.
Interpret qualitative insights and feedback from Traders in terms of math and statistics to enhance or create new models.
Execute and use trading models on major electronic exchanges to trade profitably
Key Skills / Attributes:
Comfortable with analyzing noisy data; competent dealing with ambiguity.
Able to come up with trading ideas and design overall strategies at a high level
Excellent researching skills until a powerful working solution is found or created
Extremely analytical and probabilistic mindset; Superb problem solving skills
Able to manage numerous trading development priorities with ease.
Willing to learn the intricacies of a world-class high-frequency trading floor environment and know how to contribute in a meaningful manner.
Highly inquisitive; Open-minded
Strong interpersonal communication skills; entrepreneurial minded
Job Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or Advanced Degree in Math, Physical Sciences, Engineering
Previous work experience in financial services or quantitative trading firm.
Proven coursework in probability, statistics, and programming.
. Apply now!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
KCG is a leading market maker working in three continents, across four asset classes, on over 50 markets around the world. Our team is strong and growing, always going after new ways to create better and more efficient markets. Working at the intersection of financial markets and technology, our tight-knit, interdisciplinary teams create the innovations that are improving the markets of tomorrow. We put our newest talent side-by-side with some of the leading thinkers in the industry, creating a vibrant work experience that promotes mutual learning and respect.
We cultivate an environment that is challenging and rewarding for each and every employee. Over the years, we've come to attract a unique kind of person confident but humble, competitive but collaborative, focused but flexible. It's a combination of traits that tie back to the values that have shaped our success to date, and will be critical to our success in the future.
We continuously develop and employ innovative technology, trading strategies and risk management systems to provide a flexible and scalable trading platform. We believe the most important factor in our success and rapid growth is our culture; combining a low-ego and respectful environment with vigorous debate, mental flexibility, continuous innovation, and teamwork.
As a quantitative trader at KCG, you will be working on interdisciplinary teams alongside other traders, quants and seasoned software engineers. The environment is collegiate and collaborative, encouraging exposure to many teams across the globe.
Job Description
The individual will be trained to use our proprietary trading models to trade profitably on major electronic exchanges, dark pools and with our firm's own client order flow. As you make observations of the market and our models, you will be expected to recognize new trading opportunities and create or help develop the algorithms that you and our other traders will use to capitalize on those opportunities to increase firm-wide profitability. The role will focus on Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs) and will require specific product knowledge.
Our traders ramp up to full trading much faster than the industry average and can easily switch later to different financial products instead of being pigeonholed in one area.
Key
Responsibilities:
Create and develop high performance, algorithmic trading models using math and statistics.
Analyze the performance of trading, algorithmic models using math and statistics.
Interpret qualitative insights and feedback from Traders in terms of math and statistics to enhance or create new models.
Execute and use trading models on major electronic exchanges to trade profitably
Key Skills / Attributes:
Comfortable with analyzing noisy data; competent dealing with ambiguity.
Able to come up with trading ideas and design overall strategies at a high level
Excellent researching skills until a powerful working solution is found or created
Extremely analytical and probabilistic mindset; Superb problem solving skills
Able to manage numerous trading development priorities with ease.
Willing to learn the intricacies of a world-class high-frequency trading floor environment and know how to contribute in a meaningful manner.
Highly inquisitive; Open-minded
Strong interpersonal communication skills; entrepreneurial minded
Job Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or Advanced Degree in Math, Physical Sciences, Engineering
Previous work experience in financial services or quantitative trading firm.
Proven coursework in probability, statistics, and programming.
. Apply now!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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