A leading global trading house is looking to add a senior trader to their US franchise. The group has offices in NYC, Chicago and Houston – so candidates could be based in either location OR remote for exceptional circumstances.
The firm employs a multi-strategy approach, so are agnostic in terms of asset class coverage, as long as the strategy has strong returns (20%+) and a sharpe ratio of 3+ and an ability to scale. The current PM’s on the platform have come from a number of leading Hedge Funds and Prop Trading houses, so there is excellent DNA running through the company with a super collaborative environment allowing PM’s to maximise their returns through information sharing.
Responsibilities include:
- Designing, implementing and executing trading strategies in line with the firms objectives.
- Monitoring of trading activity and positions
- Research and post trade analysis using the firm’s research tools on a host of trading strategies to improve profitability of existing models
- Compiling end of day PnL and position reporting
- Communicating with exchanges, risk managers and internal technology groups regarding production issues
- Work closely with strategy developers in order to communicate and propose certain strategy specific code changes related to execution, pricing, and risk management
- Bachelor’s degree in statistics, mathematics, engineering, business/finance, or related field
- 5+ years work experience trading financial products
- Systematic element to their strategy (employing a model driven approach)
- Able to bring their own strategy (3+ sharpe with demonstrable returns)
- 20%+ Return on capital
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated strong work ethic and team player focused on contributing to the success of the trading desk