Quantitative Trader - MFT
On-siteBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job Summary
Trade options, futures, and other derivatives across asset classes using a medium-frequency approach while tracking live positions and managing risk dynamically in real time. Research, develop, and improve trading strategies using market data, statistics, and behavioral signals to identify repeatable sources of edge through pattern recognition and market microstructure analysis. Collaborate with developers and researchers to enhance execution systems and tools, then conduct post-trade analysis to evaluate performance and strengthen strategy design. Adjust quickly to shifts in volatility, liquidity, and market regime. Requires strong analytical reasoning, proficiency in Python or C++, and experience in a quantitative trading firm.
Required Qualifications
- Strong analytical and quantitative reasoning skills
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in a quantitative trading firm
- Proficiency in Python or C++, or a strong willingness to build expertise in them
- Calm, focused execution in high-pressure market conditions
- A competitive mindset, builder mentality, and bias toward action
- High ownership, intellectual agility, and a relentless drive to improve
Desired Qualifications
- B.Tech/M.Tech from IITs or other top-tier institutions in engineering, mathematics, statistics, or related quantitative fields
- Exposure to derivatives, market microstructure, probability, statistics, or game theory
- Prior experience in trading, quantitative research, or algorithmic strategy development
- Familiarity with back testing, live execution environments, and performance analytics
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