Quantitative Trader / Researcher - APAC

Posted:
5/7/2024, 12:01:10 AM

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Pay:
$38/hr or $79,040 total comp

Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks talented and experienced Quantitative Traders and Researchers.

As a member of one of Tower’s trading teams, a Quantitative Trader / Researcher will be using Tower’s in-house trading system—one of the fastest and most comprehensive in the world—to develop and deploy algorithmic trading strategies based on patterns in market behavior.

Responsibilities

  • Designing, implementing and deploying trading algorithms
  • Researching high to mid frequency alphas
  • Exploring trading ideas by analyzing market data, market microstructure and alternate data for patterns
  • Creating tools to analyze data for patterns and developing data platforms
  • Contributing to libraries of analytical computations to support market data analysis and trading
  • Developing, augmenting and calibrating exchange simulators

Qualifications

  • A Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or equivalent STEM degree
  • Experience in quantitative trading is preferred but not a requirement
  • A strong background in mathematics and statistics
  • Proficiency in back-testing, simulation, and statistical techniques (auto-regression, auto-correlation and Principal Component Analysis)
  • Solid data-mining and analysis skills, including experience dealing with a large amount of data/tick data
  • Familiarity with signal generation and statistical models
  • Strong programming skills in Python or C++

Benefits

Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:

  • Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
  • 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
  • Meals and snacks on a daily basis
  • Medical insurance
  • Gym membership allowance
  • Free events and workshops
  • Donation matching program

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.