Quantitative Trader
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 and develop research ideas for new and existing trading strategies. You will model and test strategies, monitor their production trading, collaborate with colleagues, and share findings and knowledge. Depending on your experience, you may drive the research direction.
Requirements
- At least three years of systematic trading experience
- Deep understanding of probability and statistics
- Data modelling skills
- Scientific thinking
- Coding skills, such as Python
- Willingness to relocate to Hong Kong
- Willingness to travel regularly to Bratislava
Responsibilities
- Generate research ideas for new and existing trading strategies
- Model and test trading strategies
- Monitor strategies in production
- Collaborate with others and share findings and knowledge
- Drive the research direction, depending on experience
Benefits
- Equity grants
- Twice-yearly discretionary bonuses
- Ability to invest in the fund
Hiring Process
Online take-home problems focused on probability, logic, and mathematics; video quant interviews; betting games; deep-dive discussion with the CIO on experience and quant/trading knowledge.