Financial Engineer
Spot Trading is looking for a Financial Engineer to join its Financial Engineering team. Our approach is based on a business model that emphasizes the integration of trading, information analysis and software development to maximize risk-adjusted returns. Our trading environment is one of intense and dynamic interaction between traders and analysts that encourages innovation to optimize all aspects of trading and research.
The ideal candidate should have:
- An undergraduate degree in science, math, engineering, finance or statistics. A graduate degree is desired, but not required
- Background in one or more of the following: Stochastic processes, optimal control, partial differential equations, time series analysis and statistics
- Exposure to financial derivatives, in either a formal academic or an industry environment
- Experience with automated trading system development is desired, but not required
- Strong software engineering, object-oriented design, and C/C++ development skills
- Experience with Mathematica, S-Plus, Perl (or other scripting languages) and Excel
In addition to the qualifications listed above, the candidate should possess strong analytic skills, have a detail orientated approach, and be able to work and communicate effectively with a diverse team of traders, developers and analysts.
If you are interested in being considered, please forward your resume and cover letter to Spot-Recruiting@spottradingllc.com Please use 'Financial Engineer' in the subject line. No phone calls please.