About the company
Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.
Job Summary
What you'll do:
šManage trading strategies daily and provide an impact in terms of discretionary sizing and tweaking of parameters šDevelop a granular understanding of trading strategies, interweaving alpha, execution, and technology šProvide analytical support to the trading community regarding the global markets and trading team performance šServe as an advisor across several different departments, providing new and innovative solutions for the complex problems we face šDevelop an extensive understanding of latency and its impact on strategy performance šEnhance our use of available internal data, all with the aim of increasing performance and remaining best-in-class as an organization
Skills you'll need:
šProven success working with automated trading systems at a proprietary electronic trading firm šGlobal market knowledge is strongly desired šStrong understanding of market microstructure, as well as an understanding of wider macro factors driving markets šAbility to perform under pressure šConfidence, accountability, decisiveness šInquisitive, self-starting personality coupled with the desire to be part of a highly functioning team environment š Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
