Experienced Mid-Frequency Quantitative Researcher
Flow Traders is a global technology-enabled multi-asset liquidity provider and market maker.
About Flow Traders
Flow Traders provides continuous on-exchange and off-exchange liquidity across exchange-traded products, fixed income, FX, commodities, and digital assets using proprietary trading technology. Its digital-assets business, active since 2017, includes crypto ETP market making, OTC trading, liquidity provision, and DeFi connectivity.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will identify and develop new trading opportunities using quantitative research capabilities and a quantitative trading platform. You will research intraday to few-day alpha signals and systematic strategies, apply machine learning and high-performance computing to build scalable models, and work with researchers, engineers, and traders to bring models into production. You will also improve research methods, tools, and best practices.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a STEM discipline, computer science, or a related quantitative field; PhD preferred.
- 3+ years of quantitative trading experience.
- Track record of profitable mid-frequency trading strategies in APAC equities or futures markets.
- Knowledge of time-series modeling, signal research, and portfolio construction across short holding periods.
- Understanding of market microstructure and building mid-frequency signals from order book and tick data.
- Experience translating modern quantitative methods into profitable trading strategies.
- Communication and stakeholder-management experience across trading and technology.
- Strategic vision for machine learning and AI in systematic trading.
Responsibilities
- Research and develop intraday to few-day quantitative alpha signals and systematic trading strategies.
- Apply machine learning and high-performance computing to develop scalable quantitative trading models.
- Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and traders to translate models into production-ready strategies.
- Contribute to research methodology, tooling, and best practices.
Benefits
- Annual company trip, holiday parties, family events, and sports events.
- Volunteer programs and charity support initiatives.
- Lounges, bars, gaming areas, lunches, and coffee.
- Sports, healthy food, and wellbeing programs.
Hiring Process
Apply with a CV and cover letter; interview with a recruiter if shortlisted; interview with the potential team; final interview with the Head of Trading and team members.