Overview
As a Junior Trader you join a London-based, cross-asset trading team focused on rapid, data-driven decisions. You will support the design and refinement of trading algorithms and ensure reliable exchange connectivity, contributing to high-frequency trading initiatives. You work closely with senior traders and the quant group to turn requirements into executable strategies in a collaborative, flat-structured environment. This role offers exposure to a fast-growing, innovative trading business with a strong emphasis on execution speed and market access.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop new trading algorithms
- Trade execution and connectivity to financial exchanges
- Client trading support
- Improve and maintain existing strategies
- Collaborate with traders to understand requirements and resolve issues
Key requirements
- STEM degree, Master or PhD from a top university
- Experience in institutional trading
- Exposure to CFD, futures, swaps, options (bonus)
- collaborative mindset
- problem-solving under pressure
- adaptability
- algorithm development
- low-latency trading concepts
- exchange connectivity
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