Senior Quantitative Trader
Description For Senior Quantitative Trader
Valkyrie Trading is seeking a Senior Quantitative Trader to join their interdisciplinary team in Chicago. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and technology, focusing on optimizing trading strategies and systems. As a key member of an aggressive and nimble team, you'll tackle complex problems in programming, mathematics, and data analysis.
The ideal candidate will have a strong STEM background with at least 5 years of relevant industry experience. You'll need expertise in CME tick-level futures market data, machine learning, and statistics. Your responsibilities will include developing new trading strategies, enhancing valuation models, and performing in-depth analysis of trading performance.
This position offers a unique chance to work alongside traders, quants, and software engineers in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You'll be exposed to cutting-edge technologies and methodologies in electronic trading, while also honing your skills in programming languages like C++ and Python.
Valkyrie Trading offers a competitive compensation package, including performance bonuses and comprehensive benefits. The company culture promotes continuous learning, with training opportunities and a casual work environment. If you're passionate about financial markets, have a keen eye for detail, and thrive in a challenging, collaborative setting, this role could be the perfect fit for your next career move.
Responsibilities For Senior Quantitative Trader
- Monitor, optimize, and enhance the overall performance of trading strategies and systems
- Tackle challenging problems in programming, mathematics, data analysis, and technology
- Work with traders, quants, and software engineers to develop new trading strategies
- Create novel and enhance existing valuation models and sources of alpha
- Perform post trade forensics on specific events of interest
- Analyze overall trading performance
Requirements For Senior Quantitative Trader
- Degree in STEM or a strong foundation in computers and programming
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience
- Working experience with CME tick-level futures market data
- Working knowledge of machine learning and statistics (regression, trees, etc.)
- Strong intuition with data sets, understanding of market dynamic and microstructure
- Ability to detect empirical relationships, identify, and design new predictive signals
- Proven success working with large data sets and developing statistical models
- Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Working knowledge of computer architecture and networks
- Programming experience in C++, C#, python, or related language
- Passion and intellectual curiosity for the financial markets
- Entrepreneurial attitude with a keen attention to detail
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- The drive and maturity to handle considerable responsibility
- Capability to quickly recover from mistakes
Benefits For Senior Quantitative Trader
- Competitive salaries and performance bonuses
- Top-tier medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Relocation assistance packages
- Generous vacation policy
- Training opportunities and continuing education
- Catered lunch, snacks, and beverages
- Group outings and company parties
- Casual dress environment
