At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a fast-growing quant fund and manage short-horizon trading strategies.
- Company: Dynamic quantitative investment fund with an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Benefits: Competitive salary of £300k+, autonomy, and access to advanced technology.
- Other info: Exciting growth opportunities and significant P&L responsibility for senior candidates.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on global trading strategies and own your success.
- Qualifications: 3-4+ years in systematic trading or quantitative research with strong analytical skills.
We are working with a fast-growing quantitative investment fund that is expanding its systematic trading capabilities across global markets. As part of this growth, they are looking to hire an exceptional Quantitative Trader / Portfolio Manager to join the team and take ownership of short-horizon trading strategies.
The fund offers an entrepreneurial environment with significant scope for strategy ownership, research autonomy and P&L responsibility, depending on seniority.
We are open to candidates at either PM level or Quantitative Researcher / Trader level, provided they have strong relevant experience and a genuine track record of working on short-horizon systematic strategies.
The ideal candidate will have:
- 3–4+ years of relevant industry experience in systematic trading, quantitative research or a closely related field.
- Experience with medium-frequency trading (MFT) strategies, specifically:
- Intraday futures or equities; or
- Equity strategies with typical holding periods of 3–5 days or less.
- Strong experience trading or researching global equities and/or futures, including markets such as US / European equities, ADRs, CME futures.
- A strong quantitative and analytical background, with an elite academic pedigree from a leading university. Degrees in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Economics or another highly quantitative discipline are particularly relevant.
- For more senior candidates, a demonstrable track record of alpha generation and P&L ownership.
- HFT experience would be beneficial.
- Strong research capabilities and the ability to take ideas from research through to live implementation and trading.
This is an opportunity to join a growing quant fund at an exciting stage of its development, with the chance to have a meaningful impact on the firm's trading platform. Depending on experience, the successful candidate can expect a high degree of autonomy, access to strong technology and research infrastructure, and the opportunity to build and scale strategies across global markets.
For candidates at PM level, there is scope for significant strategy ownership and P&L responsibility. For researchers and traders looking to step up, the platform provides an opportunity to take greater ownership of ideas and move towards running strategies.
Quantitative Trader/Portfolio Manager - Growing Quant Fund | Global Equities & Futures : £300k+ in City of London employer: Hunter Bond
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