Quantitative Trader / Researcher - APAC

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

• 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

Qualifications

• 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 continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses

• 5 weeks of paid vacation per year

• Meals and snacks on a daily basis

• Medical insurance

• Gym membership allowance

• Free events and workshops

• Donation matching program

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.