Discretionary Trader

<b>Discretionary Trader</b><br /><b>£120,000 GBP</b><br /><b>£70,000</b><br /><b>Onsite WORKING</b><br /><strong>Location:</strong> Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom<strong> Type:</strong> Permanent<br /><br /><strong>Overview</strong><br /><br />My client is a global investment management firm that utilizes a diversified portfolio of systematic and quantitative<br /><br />strategies across financial markets that seeks to achieve high quality, uncorrelated returns for our clients.

They have deep<br /><br />expertise in trading, technology and operations and attribute their success to rigorous scientific research.

As a technology<br /><br />and data-driven firm, they design and build their own cutting edge systems, from high performance trading platforms to<br /><br />large scale data analysis and compute farms.<br /><br /><strong>Responsibilities</strong><br /><br /> Collaborate with senior traders and quantitative researchers to structure and evaluate new trading opportunities<br /><br /> Generate PnL tracking and attribution reports based on trade ideas<br /><br /> Monitor and analyze portfolio performance to generate risk reports<br /><br /> Hedge books and allocate hedges appropriately<br /><br /> Execute large or complex trades which cannot be automated due to complexity or liquidity constraints<br /><br /><strong>Qualifications</strong><br /><br /> Recent, or soon to be graduate, with relevant course work, internship, or other applicable experience or<br /><br />knowledge<br /><br /> Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or related field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Engineering,<br /><br />Operations<br /><br /> Research, Computer Science, Physics, Economics, Finance<br /><br /> Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with teammates globally<br /><br /> Strong sense of urgency with the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment<br /><br /> Programming skills essential, with at least one major programming or scripting language, strong preference for<br /><br />Python.<br /><br /><strong>Reference:</strong> AMC/AHU/NW/JDT001<br /><br />#alhu