Flow Traders is looking for a experienced Quantitative Researcher who specializes in high-frequency research to join us in our New York office. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and quantitative culture at the heart of its business.
In this role, you will be responsible for leading the strategic expansion into new opportunities by leveraging Flow Traders’ cutting-edge research and quantitative trading platform.
What you will do
- Identify our competitive advantages and build quantitative strategies to convert them into actionable opportunities
- Lead a team of researchers to develop pricing and execution models and oversee their deployment in profitable end-to-end high-frequency quantitative trading strategies
- 5+ years of experience in systematic trading
- A proven track record of profitable high-frequency trading strategies in the US cash equities and/or futures markets
- A nuanced understanding of financial markets and their microstructure
- Demonstrated success translating modern quantitative methods into profitable trading strategies
- Experience with large-scale machine learning operations frameworks and high-performance compute
- Excellent communication skills and experience managing stakeholders across trading and technology
- A strategic vision for the role of machine learning and AI in the future of algorithmic trading
At Flow Traders, we acknowledge the importance of open and transparent communication whether it be with our employees, our stakeholders, or our local and global communities. When it comes to salary, Flow Traders uses reliable market research to create base ranges. Where candidates will fall within the range depends on a few different factors including but not limited to level of experience, location, and specific skill set. We also consider ourselves one global team, and to demonstrate that, all employees are eligible to share in the company’s success through an annual discretionary variable remuneration allocated based on company, group and individual performance and contribution.
Per the NYC Salary Transparency Law, the total compensation for this role includes a base of $200,000 - 225,000 plus annual discretionary variable remuneration.
Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in systematic trading
- Proven track record of profitable high-frequency trading strategies in US cash equities and/or futures markets
- Nuanced understanding of financial markets and microstructure
- Demonstrated success translating modern quantitative methods into profitable trading strategies
- Experience with large-scale machine learning operations frameworks and high-performance compute
- Excellent communication skills and experience managing stakeholders across trading and technology
- Strategic vision for the role of machine learning and AI in algorithmic trading
- Experience leading a team of researchers to develop pricing and execution models
What We Do
Since 2004, Flow Traders has been a principal trading firm and one of the world’s largest liquidity providers, specialised in Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). Our headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Milan and Cluj accommodate more than 500 employees. Throughout the years, Flow Traders has received the industry’s recognition, winning numerous awards and has been listed as a company since 2015. Our non-hierarchical approach stimulates innovation and development. We value creative minds and out-of-the-box thinkers and challenge them to make full use of their capacities. Our demanding, high-paced environment continuously puts us to the test. Flow Traders fosters a strong team-oriented culture which rewards people for their contributions to the company as a whole rather than only in their direct area of responsibility. At Flow Traders, we focus on professional and personal development; we encourage our people to be the best at anything they do by offering the right training. On top of that, we have our private gym where our health coaches provide our people with the right personal sports programs. We invest in our hard working people, because they hold the key to our success.
