Quantitative Trader - High Frequency Futures
Department Trading Employment Type Full Time Location Chicago IL
Description We are looking for highly skilled and experienced individuals to join a research effort focused on generating high frequency trading alphas in the futures markets. The ideal candidate has direct experience in the alpha research process and understands the workflow from idea generation to production implementation. This opportunity will provide the right candidate the chance to have a large impact on the direction and productivity of a newly formed effort within a successful proprietary trading firm.
What Youll Do Conduct financial data analysis on large datasets to generate profitable trading alphas. Define key metrics for model validation Back-testing and production performance monitoring Contribute to in-house data analysis packages and research framework development Acquisition of new data sets and cleaning Maintenance of new and existing data sets. Contribute to futures trading technology stack architecture
What Were Looking For At least 2 years of experience generating or implementing short term trading alphas into production trading strategies Knowledge of CME and related market microstructure required. Advanced knowledge of modern statistical and machine learning techniques Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python R or MATLAB. Proficiency in at least one statistical package and one machine learning package in one of the above languages. Demonstrated experience working with tick data. Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics Computer Science Mathematics Engineering etc. Experience developing software systems in an object-oriented language is a plus.
Why Join Us Our flat organizational structure promotes teamwork across the Firm and offers easy access to senior staff. While we work exceptionally well as a team in the office our bonds are further strengthened through company events activities and giving back. Volleyball soccer hockey 5K runs picnic parties and trivia nights provide friendly competition and build better relationships. By getting out of our usual environment and doing out-of-the-ordinary things together we foster creativity and broaden our imaginations to accomplish new challenges.
Benefits Highly competitive salary & bonus opportunity Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling 100 coverage of medical dental vision life and disability benefits for single coverage Generous Paid Parental Leave Retirement Plans 401K and Roth 401K Profit sharing plan Long- and short-term disability Additional Perks Free breakfast and lunch from our in-house kitchen with rotating menus including snacks On-site gym with a subsidized membership Frequent company outings Opportunity to give back to organizations that help individuals in need in the Chicagoland area Professional Development In-house education team - classes and resources are offered for continuous learning opportunities Mentorship Program through your first six months of employment
The base compensation range for this role is approximately 150000-200000 contingent on experience. Wolverine Tradings total compensation model includes base salary and an annual discretionary bonus.