Hunter Bond
Quantitative Trader/Portfolio Manager - Growing Quant Fund | Global Equities & Futures : £300k+
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We are working with a fast-growing quantitative investment fund that is expanding its systematic trading capabilities across global markets. As part of this growth, they are looking to hire an exceptional Quantitative Trader / Portfolio Manager to join the team and take ownership of short-horizon trading strategies.
The fund offers an entrepreneurial environment with significant scope for strategy ownership, research autonomy, and P&L responsibility, depending on seniority.
We are open to candidates at either PM level or Quantitative Researcher / Trader level, provided they have strong relevant experience and a genuine track record of working on short-horizon systematic strategies.
The ideal candidate will have:
- 3–4+ years of relevant industry experience in systematic trading, quantitative research, or a closely related field.
- Experience with medium-frequency trading (MFT) strategies, specifically:
- Intraday futures or equities; or
- Equity strategies with typical holding periods of 3–5 days or less.
- Strong experience trading or researching global equities and/or futures, including markets such as US / European equities, ADRs, CME futures.
- A strong quantitative and analytical background, with an elite academic pedigree from a leading university. Degrees in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Economics, or another highly quantitative discipline are particularly relevant.
- For more senior candidates, a demonstrable track record of alpha generation and P&L ownership.
- HFT experience would be beneficial.
- Strong research capabilities and the ability to take ideas from research through to live implementation and trading.
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