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Head of High Frequency Algorithmic Trading - Extremely Rare Opportunity! /Applications will be treat
at Options Recruitment in London (Published at 08-11-2011)
A highly innovative Global Prop Trading Group is currently looking for a Head of High Frequency Algorithmic Trading who can manage and drive a high performing team to generate substantial returns.
Key Responsibilities:
• Oversee the set up of an high frequency algorithmic trading team in London (including trading strategy development, recruitment of high performing team members, hardware infrastructure)
• Management and development of all team resources including Traders, Quants and Software Developers
• Generate trading strategies from concept to implementation
• Internal systems design where necessary in relation to strategy execution, risk management and backtesting framework
• Overall responsibility for the team’s P + L
• Focus on high frequency, risk averse market making, arbitrage and spread strategies
Experience and Qualifications:
• Minimum 3 years experience managing a high performing, highly profitable team
• Minimum 5 years trading experience, at least 3 years of which would be focused on high frequency trading
• Substantial practical experience in designing an algorithmic trading framework
• Considerable practical experience in back testing and databases
• Significant practical experience in designing and developing fully automated low risk HFT strategies with average hold times from sub second to intra day.
• Experience developing market proven trading strategies with Sharpe ratios above 3
• Quantitative finance background preferred
• Experience in C++ and/or Matlab and/or R desirable
Key Responsibilities:
• Oversee the set up of an high frequency algorithmic trading team in London (including trading strategy development, recruitment of high performing team members, hardware infrastructure)
• Management and development of all team resources including Traders, Quants and Software Developers
• Generate trading strategies from concept to implementation
• Internal systems design where necessary in relation to strategy execution, risk management and backtesting framework
• Overall responsibility for the team’s P + L
• Focus on high frequency, risk averse market making, arbitrage and spread strategies
Experience and Qualifications:
• Minimum 3 years experience managing a high performing, highly profitable team
• Minimum 5 years trading experience, at least 3 years of which would be focused on high frequency trading
• Substantial practical experience in designing an algorithmic trading framework
• Considerable practical experience in back testing and databases
• Significant practical experience in designing and developing fully automated low risk HFT strategies with average hold times from sub second to intra day.
• Experience developing market proven trading strategies with Sharpe ratios above 3
• Quantitative finance background preferred
• Experience in C++ and/or Matlab and/or R desirable
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