New Graduate Quantitative Trader

Location: New York, New York, United States; workplace: on-site. The role is also described as a hybrid opportunity based in New York.

Company

Proprietary trading firm focused on quantitative trading, market research, and technology-driven trading systems.

What you will do

• Make pricing, execution, sizing, and risk decisions using probability and market intuition.
• Monitor real-time markets and analyze historical and live trading data.
• Support the development, testing, and refinement of quantitative and algorithmic trading strategies.
• Evaluate market microstructure, liquidity, volatility, trade outcomes, and price-movement drivers.
• Participate in trading simulations, training programs, strategy reviews, and post-trade analysis.
• Communicate trade ideas, risks, performance insights, and research findings clearly.

Requirements

• Final-year student or recent graduate ready to begin a full-time role.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Comfort with probability, mental math, strategic games, markets, coding, or competitive problem-solving.
• Ability to make rapid decisions, remain calm under pressure, and follow a disciplined approach to risk.
• Intellectual curiosity, attention to detail, learning agility, and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Programming experience in Python or a similar language is preferred; prior finance or trading experience is not required.

Culture & Benefits

• Structured training in trading, market structure, risk management, and quantitative strategy development.
• Mentorship from experienced quantitative traders, researchers, engineers, and technologists.
• Exposure to live markets, real financial datasets, and the path from research idea to implementation.
• Small, technical, and collaborative environment with direct access to experienced specialists and modern research infrastructure.
• Growth opportunities based on performance, ownership, and measurable impact.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.