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Quantitative Trader

Virtu Financial
🇺🇸ChicagoJuniorFull-time$150k–$200kPosted February 4, 2020

About the Role

Our Quantitative Traders are responsible for the design, operation, and improvement of high-performance algorithmic trading strategies deployed on electronic trading venues around the world. During an intensive period of mentorship and training in trade floor operations, Quantitative Traders learn the intricacies of each step of the trade flow process, eventually integrating into strategy deployment and operation. This team works closely with software engineers to enhance and develop the firm's trading strategies, playing a crucial role in the evolution of market microstructure and liquidity dynamics.

Requirements

  • Excellent academic background. Hard sciences preferred - physics, chemistry, engineering, math, or statistics.
  • Outstanding quantitative problem-solving skills and mathematical aptitude.
  • Programming experience is required (Python, SQL, Java or C++ are a plus).
  • The ability to communicate information precisely and with agility.
  • A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare.
  • Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team.
  • Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals.
  • Prior experience with trading, strategy games or poker, is helpful but not required.
  • No finance background is necessary.

What You'll Get

  • $150k–$200k base salary