A.P.T Research, a high frequency trading firm that specializes in Quantitative Trading & Investment Strategies. Founded in November 2009, it has been a major liquidity provider in global Stock markets.
The candidate would not only be undertaking quantitatively driven projects but would be taking responsibility of the operational aspects of the strategy running in production. He/she would have to continuously learn new ML/Statistical/Analytical skills to successfully undertake these analytical projects. The role could further involve
- Deploying existing models/strategies to wider set of products/exchanges.
- Active monitoring of strategies/risk limits during market hours
- Extend automation pipeline for strategy deployment and post trade analyses
- Track performance of active strategies over days and tweak model parameters with minimal supervision
- Analyse latency performance of the strategy. Work closely with the infra development team to conceptualise, test & deploy changes to improve latency performance of the strategy.
- Work closely with the 'Production Reliability Team'
- For any operational/performance issues during trading hours.
- Optimised setup of servers after taking into account the strategy requirement and load.
- For deployment of new releases of Infra platform.
- Work closely with the 'Data Team' for data requirement of the existing or new strategies.
Technical background and requirements:
- Proficiency in Linux systems
- Proficiency in python based analytics frameworks like pandas and numpy.
- Working knowledge of at least one pipelining/scheduling software i.e airflow, htcondor, kubernetes etc
- Experience with big data including experience with the structure of the data.
- Willingness to work as per business requirements.
Preferables
- Prior experience in financial market including experience of working with Tick by Tick data.
APT Portfolio is an equal opportunity employer
What We Do
APT stands for Algorithms, Profit and Trust. APT, founded by Ankit Singh and Ruchir Bindal, commenced trading operations on Indian Exchanges in 2009 and has since then expanded globally to markets in the USA, South America, Europe, and Asia. In our more than a decade old journey, we have navigated multiple market crises to maintain a track record of consistent success, unstoppable growth, and continuous innovation and expansion. At APT, we are proud of our performance and our people, and we are constantly striving for more.
APT Capital was set up in 2015 in the UK with a view to expand trading operations in Europe, USA and South America. APT has its offices in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Gandhinagar, London & Hong Kong.
APT is as much a technology firm as a trading house. We invest significant time and resources to ensure that our traders are empowered with the best-in-class technological tools. This means continually developing and innovating to improve productivity and performance for both traders and developers. By employing the best talent and creating an environment in which knowledge and skills can thrive, we bring value to the market