Our client is a High-Frequency Trading firm specialising in the Cryptocurrency Markets looking to hire a Head of Trading.
Job Responsibilities:
- Directly manage trading books including operational and trading-related issues
- Undertake Quantitative Research to develop new trading strategies
- Liaise and work with Global Trading and Middle Office teams to ensure trades are booked correctly
- Liaise and work with key exchange counterparts on margin requirements, trade breaks, coin borrows, market making requirements and technical issues
- Solve cryptocurrency derivative pricing problems
- Develop, design and model tools to automate daily tasks
- Develop and utilise proprietary back-testing and simulation tools
Job Requirements:
- Degree or above in Quantitative or STEM-related field i.e. Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Quantitative Finance or Physics
- 5+ years of experience in high frequency trading
- Exposure to designing, developing and improving complex risk management systems
- Good programming in C++ and/or Python
