Portfolio Manager / Quant Trader / Quant Researcher | Global Proprietary Trading Platform

Overview

We are partnering with a rapidly expanding proprietary trading platform that is building a global multi-market trading business and actively investing in the next generation of Portfolio Managers, Quant Traders, and Quant Researchers.

The platform has already established profitable HFT and market-making operations and is now scaling aggressively across asset classes, markets, and trading teams. With substantial proprietary capital available for deployment and a long-term commitment to growth, the firm is seeking entrepreneurial individuals who want greater ownership of their strategies, risk, and career trajectory.

Unlike many larger platforms where strategy development and capital allocation can be constrained by organisational structure, this business is designed to support talented traders and researchers with the freedom to build, scale, and ultimately run their own trading businesses within a well-capitalised environment.

The firm remains highly flexible regarding strategy style and asset class focus. Whether your background sits within futures, equities, commodities, natural gas, power, or other liquid markets, the primary focus is on identifying individuals who can consistently generate alpha and scale profitable trading ideas.

The Opportunity

This is not a platform searching exclusively for established PMs with fully institutionalised books.

The firm is equally interested in speaking with:

• Portfolio Managers currently running capital
• Senior Quant Traders looking for greater ownership
• Senior Quant Researchers seeking a path toward risk allocation
• End-to-end strategy owners with demonstrable alpha generation
• High-performing individuals who believe they could do more with additional capital, infrastructure, and support

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to help shape the future direction of the platform while benefiting from significant organisational backing.

The broader vision is to build teams around successful individuals, creating long-term opportunities for leadership and business growth.

Asset Class Coverage

The platform is deliberately agnostic regarding market focus and welcomes candidates from a broad range of liquid trading environments, including:

• Futures (particularly CME and ICE products)
• Natural Gas
• Power and Energy Markets
• Equities
• Commodities
• Cross-Asset Systematic Strategies
• Quantitative Arbitrage
• Market Making
• Relative Value Strategies

Candidates do not need experience across all asset classes, but they should have a demonstrable ability to generate alpha within their chosen market.

Responsibilities

Depending on experience and seniority, responsibilities may include:

• Researching, developing, and deploying systematic trading strategies
• Generating new alpha opportunities across liquid markets
• Managing live trading and portfolio risk
• Conducting performance attribution and post-trade analysis
• Building forecasting and modelling frameworks
• Working closely with technology teams on execution and infrastructure improvements
• Managing capital allocation decisions
• Building and mentoring teams as the platform scales

Required Experience

We are interested in speaking with candidates who possess:

• Prior experience within a proprietary trading firm, hedge fund, or systematic investment manager
• A proven track record of alpha generation and live trading performance
• Strong understanding of portfolio construction and risk management
• Quantitative research, modelling, and analytical skills
• Programming capabilities (Python, C++, or similar preferred)
• Experience owning all or part of the strategy lifecycle
• Entrepreneurial mindset and desire for increased responsibility

Whilst established track records are highly valued, the firm remains open to candidates with developing strategies who demonstrate strong potential and disciplined risk management.

Compensation & Capital

One of the major attractions of the platform is its highly entrepreneurial compensation model.

The firm is committed to aligning compensation with performance and offers:

• Competitive profit-sharing structures
• Quarterly bonus payments
• Significant upside through capital growth
• Clear pathways to increased risk allocation
• Long-term opportunities to build and scale teams

Portfolio Managers can expect highly competitive economics, while traders and researchers are given a clear route toward increased ownership and responsibility as performance develops.

Why Apply?

This opportunity is particularly suited to individuals who feel constrained by their current environment and believe they could generate stronger results with:

• More capital
• Greater risk autonomy
• Better infrastructure
• Faster decision-making
• Stronger alignment between performance and reward

The platform combines the flexibility of an entrepreneurial trading business with the backing, infrastructure, and resources typically associated with much larger organisations.

For individuals looking to build something meaningful rather than simply operate within an existing framework, this represents a compelling opportunity.

For a confidential discussion, please contact:

Jonathan Ekoh