HFT Quant Trader

4 weeks ago


Chicago, United States Selby Jennings Full time

An established prop trading firm here in Chicago is looking for a Quantitative Trader with 3+ years of experience in the high-frequency futures space. Their platform has a long track record of success and covers a wide variety of strategies (microseconds to minutes) across equities and FICC products. The team is very collaborative and you will be able to have a hand in multiple projects at once. In addition to a platform set up for you to succeed, they also offer highly competitive compensation packages that unlocks outstanding upside potential.


What you will do:

  • Improve current and create new fully systematic futures strategies
  • Deploy, run, and manage strategies + performance
  • Work with development team to optimize strategies and tools
  • Collaborate with other traders and researchers to maximize the platforms reach and returns


Who you are:

  • 3+ years in the prop trading space (ideally within futures)
  • Experience putting on and managing risk
  • Strong programming ability in Python (C++ is a plus)
  • B.S./M.S./PhD in quantitative field from a top 25 university


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