Experienced Quantitative Researcher
Flow Traders provides continuous liquidity across global financial markets through technology-enabled market making and trading services.
About Flow Traders
Flow Traders helps institutional clients and market participants access liquidity across multiple asset classes through continuous market making services. You can trade ETPs, digital assets, fixed income, commodities, and FX products with enhanced execution quality. Flow Traders reduces trading costs and increases market efficiency through proprietary technology and global presence.
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About the Role
You will create new trading strategies by identifying market opportunities through extensive research and analysis. You will collaborate with traders and quantitative researchers to build, test, and optimize trading models, research large financial datasets to identify exploitable patterns, and design and implement complex quantitative models. You will apply your expertise in mathematics, statistics, programming, and quantitative research to generate alpha and develop automated strategies.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of work experience within the industry
- Prior experience working on mid- to high-frequency trading strategies
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Econometrics, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, or another relevant STEM field
- Python programming knowledge
- Experience with MATLAB, C++, Java, R, or similar scientific programming languages is beneficial
- Strong analytical skills for manipulating large datasets
- Ability to reason logically, deliver under pressure, and take ownership
- Competitive attitude and eagerness to learn
- Proactive approach and ability to work in a team
- Excellent communication skills for communicating complex problems efficiently
Responsibilities
- Create new trading strategies by identifying opportunities in the market through extensive research and analysis
- Collaborate with traders and quantitative researchers to build, test, and optimize current trading models
- Research and analyze large financial datasets to find exploitable patterns
- Design and implement complex quantitative models
Benefits
- Annual company trip
- Holiday parties
- Family and sports events
- Volunteer programs for employees
- Charity support initiatives through the Flow Traders Foundation
- Lounges, bars, and gaming areas at work locations
- Lunches and coffee
- Sports, healthy food, and wellbeing programs
- Flight and accommodation arrangements for candidates attending interviews away from their location
- Relocation assistance including flights, visa application, and accommodation at the start of employment
- Visa sponsorship for international candidates and their partners or children