Quantitative Researcher
Wincent is a Gibraltar-headquartered high-frequency cryptocurrency market maker and liquidity provider, founded in 2017.
About Wincent
Wincent uses proprietary high-frequency algorithms and low-latency infrastructure to provide liquidity and execution across digital-asset markets, including global OTC trading.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will generate research ideas and improve existing or create new trading strategies. You will take responsibility for strategy modeling, testing, and production monitoring. Depending on your experience, you may drive research direction. You will collaborate with colleagues and share findings and knowledge.
Requirements
- Previous quantitative experience in high-frequency trading
- Deep understanding of probability and statistics
- Data modeling skills
- Scientific thinking
- Coding skills, such as Python
- Willingness to relocate to Bratislava
Responsibilities
- Generate quantitative research ideas
- Improve existing trading strategies and develop new strategies
- Model and test trading strategies
- Monitor strategies in production trading
- Drive research direction when appropriate
- Collaborate with others and share findings and knowledge
Benefits
- Equity grants
- Twice-yearly discretionary bonuses
- Ability to invest in the fund
Hiring Process
Online problems → quant video interviews → betting games → CIO deep-dive into experience and quant/trading knowledge.
