I am currently working with an industry leading multi-manager Hedge Fund here in the NYC and Boston areas that is looking to be able to able to expand upon one of its centralized Quant groups by taking on a Trading Operations Analyst to work directly alongside the PM, research, trading, and technology teams.
This individual will be pivotal in supporting trading operations across primarily equity, futures, options, and FX markets, and will work with other members of the team on trade execution, tool development, hedging, trading systems, and other general trading operations tasks. This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful Hedge Fund business within a fast-paced, competitive, and growing team.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary contact for the Quantitative Research and Trading team as to ensure efficient trading operations and trade execution within systematic equities, FX, Futures, and Options
- Monitor and troubleshoot any real-time trading or operations issues in relation to execution, connectivity, or trading systems
- Work closely with the technology teams to development and implement new operational tools
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field. Advanced degrees are a plus
- 1 - 5+ years of experience working in trading operations, electronic trading, or trade desk support within a systematic trading environment
- Proficiency in SQL programming primarily. Any experience or capability programming in Python is a plus!
- Strong knowledge of financial instruments, including equities, options, and futures
- Strong analytical problem solving capabilities and ability to communicate effectively across teams
