What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quantitative Trader / Researcher - US position at Tower Research Capital?
Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks talented and experienced Quantitative Traders and Researchers.
As a member of one of Tower’s trading teams, a Quantitative Trader / Researcher will be using Tower’s in-house trading system—one of the fastest and most comprehensive in the world—to develop and deploy algorithmic trading strategies based on patterns in market behavior.
Responsibilities
Benefits
Tower is headquartered in New York City, and has offices around the globe. While we work hard, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:
As a member of one of Tower’s trading teams, a Quantitative Trader / Researcher will be using Tower’s in-house trading system—one of the fastest and most comprehensive in the world—to develop and deploy algorithmic trading strategies based on patterns in market behavior.
Responsibilities
- Designing, implementing and deploying trading algorithms
- Researching high to mid frequency alphas
- Exploring trading ideas by analyzing market data, market microstructure and alternate data for patterns
- Creating tools to analyze data for patterns and developing data platforms
- Contributing to libraries of analytical computations to support market data analysis and trading
- Developing, augmenting and calibrating exchange simulators
- A Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or equivalent STEM degree
- Experience in quantitative trading is preferred but not a requirement
- A strong background in mathematics and statistics
- Proficiency in back-testing, simulation, and statistical techniques (auto-regression, auto-correlation and Principal Component Analysis)
- Solid data-mining and analysis skills, including experience dealing with a large amount of data/tick data
- Familiarity with signal generation and statistical models
- Strong programming skills in Python or C
Benefits
Tower is headquartered in New York City, and has offices around the globe. While we work hard, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:
- 5 weeks of paid vacation plus paid holidays
- Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
- Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses
- Free events and workshops
- Donation matching program
Salary : $120,000 - $200,000