Quant/Trader

Major Electronic Trading Firm

Seeks Quant/Trader with C++ Development experience

Ability to: 

• Take constructive criticism
• Develop new ideas and conduct independent research using financial data
• Convey complicated mathematical and financial concepts in a straightforward manner
• Work as part of a trading/research team and towards team goals, both independently and collaboratively with fellow traders
• Clearly and effectively communicate one's own ideas while possessing excellent listening skills and openness to discussion and debate

Also, note that we are paying particular attention to people with market-making or statistical arbitrage experience.  Please have them go into detail about this experience on the resume or write a description.

 Requirements

• Strong programming skills (C/C++ must, one of the following languages; Excel/VBA, Python, Matlab, R, Perl, Java)
• Experience in front office quant/systematic trading and modeling (equity, futures and commodities preferred, fixed income, options, credit,  currency) 
• Experience in machine learning, signal processing, combinatorics, geometry and non-linear math.
• Experience in market making and short term pure quantitative stat arb