Role at a glance
- Job function
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Investments & Capital Markets Portfolio Management & Trading
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Education
- PhD in Science, Math, Engineering or other quantitative field.
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Role Summary
Quantitative Traders design, operate, and improve high-performance algorithmic trading strategies on electronic trading venues. After mentorship and training in trade floor operations, they learn the trade flow process and integrate into strategy deployment and operation, working with software engineers to enhance trading strategies.
What You'll Do
- Design, operate, and improve algorithmic trading strategies deployed on electronic trading venues.
- Learn the steps of the trade flow process through mentorship and training in trade floor operations.
- Integrate into strategy deployment and operation.
- Work with software engineers to enhance and further develop trading strategies.
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View full postingQualifications
Required: PhD in Science, Math, Engineering, or another quantitative field; outstanding quantitative problem-solving skills and mathematical aptitude; programming experience; ability to communicate information precisely and with agility; ability to identify issues and create solutions without rigid direction; motivation, initiative, and ability to work independently and within a team; and a genuine, team-oriented approach to collective goals.
Required
- PhD in Science, Math, Engineering, or another quantitative field.
- Outstanding quantitative problem-solving skills and mathematical aptitude.
- Programming experience is required.
- Ability to communicate information precisely and with agility.
- Ability to identify issues and create solutions without rigid direction or fanfare.
- Highly motivated and tenacious, with the ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team.
- Authentic, genuine team player capable of working toward collective goals.
Preferred
- Python, SQL, Java, or C++ are a plus.
- Prior experience with trading, strategy games, or poker is helpful but not required.
Original job description
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Original job description
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Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to our clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world. Our market structure expertise, broad diversification, and execution technology enables us to provide competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide.
THE ROLE
Our Quantitative Traders are responsible for the design, operation, and improvement of high‐performance algorithmic trading strategies deployed on electronic trading venues around the world. During an intensive period of mentorship and training in trade floor operations, Quantitative Traders learn the intricacies of each step of the trade flow process, eventually integrating into strategy deployment and operation.
This team also has the opportunity to work closely with software engineers to enhance and further develop the firm’s trading strategies. Quantitative Traders not only become experts in trading technology and its interaction with the market, but they also play a crucial role in the evolution of market micro structure and the driving forces behind liquidity. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to kick start a career in the financial technology space.
THE CANDIDATE
- PhD in Science, Math, Engineering or other quantitative field.
- Outstanding quantitative problem‐solving skills and mathematical aptitude.
- Programming experience is required (Python, SQL, Java or C++ are a plus).
- The ability to communicate information precisely and with agility.
- A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare.
- Highly motivated and tenacious individual, with a proven ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team.
- Team player: authentic, genuine person who is capable of working collective goals.
- Prior experience with trading, strategy games or poker, is helpful but not required.
- No finance background is necessary.
THE PROCESS
After applicants pass an initial resume screening, an online test will be sent via email. This test is from a service called Hackerrank so please be on the lookout. After passing the OA, we will contact you to arrange a phone screen. We looking forward to meeting you!
About the company
Virtu Financial
Large Enterprise
Virtu Financial is a leading technology-driven trading firm that specializes in providing liquidity across a wide range of financial instruments. Founded in 2008, the company leverages innovative algorithms and sophisticated trading strategies to optimize market efficiency and enhance trading performance. With a global presence, Virtu serves institutional clients, retail brokers, and exchanges, utilizing its advanced technology to execute trades at lightning speed and with exceptional precision. Committed to transparency and best execution practices, Virtu Financial is at the forefront of the evolving financial markets landscape.