Quantitative Trader

Responsibilities

• Design, operate, and improve high-performance algorithmic trading strategies deployed on electronic trading venues worldwide
• Complete intensive mentorship and training in trade floor operations and trade flow processes
• Integrate into strategy deployment and daily operation
• Work closely with software engineers to enhance the firm’s trading strategies
• Develop expertise in trading technology, market microstructure, and liquidity drivers

Requirements

• Excellent academic background; hard sciences preferred (computer science, math, physics, statistics)
• Outstanding quantitative problem-solving skills and mathematical aptitude
• Programming experience required; Python, SQL, Java, or C++ are a plus
• Ability to communicate information precisely and with agility
• Self-starter who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction
• Highly motivated and tenacious, with proven ability to take initiative
• Capable of working independently and as an authentic team player
• No finance background is necessary

About the Company

Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to its clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world, offering competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide.