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Futures Portfolio Manager
Futures Portfolio Manager | London Our client is a proprietary trading firm specialising in systematic strategies across global markets, with established offices in Chicago, New York, and Dubai. As part of its continued international growth, the firm is opening a new office in London and is searching for an experienced Portfolio Manager to join the team.
Role Overview As a Portfolio Manager – Systematic Futures, you will take full ownership of designing, implementing and managing profitable trading strategies across CME futures. You’ll focus on intraday to short-term models (holding periods from same day up to five days) and leverage your quantitative expertise to drive strong, consistent performance.
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This is an ideal role for a technically skilled, commercially driven trader with a proven background in alpha generation and a passion for systematic research.
What You’ll Do Build, optimise, and deploy high-quality systematic futures strategies in Python or C++ Manage portfolio risk and capital allocation with discipline and precision Analyse real-time and historical data to enhance performance Work closely with engineering and research teams to strengthen infrastructure and tooling
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Key Requirements Strong quantitative background with experience gained at a proprietary trading firm, hedge fund or family office 3+ years’ trading CME futures Proficiency in Python or C++ A proven and verifiable track record of profitable trading performance Sharpe Ratio of 3+ over a 12 month period
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