Open Futures - Senior Quantitative Trader - HFT/MFT

Description:

- Open Futures is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm looking for candidates to take on the role of a Quantitative Researcher in the Trading teams.

- We are very well backed and have a presence across multiple cities in India.

- We trade across multiple asset classes and multiple exchanges.

- The successful candidate will be part of our trading team that is responsible for researching and developing trading strategies for High-Frequency Trading.

As a Quantitative Researcher, your responsibilities will include:

- Develop new or improve existing trading strategies using in-house platforms

- Use advanced mathematical techniques and model and predict market movements.

- Design, model and deploy high- frequency trading strategies on different asset classes and manage execution of strategies through an in- house algorithmic trading platform and manage risk management and performance analysis.

- Analyse large financial datasets to identify trading opportunities.

- Provide real-time analytical support to experienced traders.

What will bring you to the team:

- Possess a degree in a highly analytical field, such as Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical from Top Institutes.

- Excellent analytical abilities with strong understanding of mathematics, probability, statistics, econometrics, derivatives and machine learning tools.

- Good understanding of Equities, Futures & Options and other asset classes, electronic/automated trading systems and prior experience in the HFT industry preferred.

- A rich professional work experience (1-5 years) using C/C++ and Python in a UNIX / LINUX environment