Portfolio Manager - HFT/Intraday Futures

£100-150k GBP % of PnL Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Portfolio Manager - HFT/Intraday Futures

Anson McCade have partnered with a global futures trading business. Having established themselves as a market maker they are now expanding into proprietary trading, and are looking for Quant Traders/PMs to set up and run independent trading desks in return for a performance-based payout. They are open to cross-asset futures trading experience across a range of strategies, covering from high-frequency models through to intraday and some overnight holding periods. Suitable candidates will have a prior, verifiable track record in futures trading where they ran their own models, with a strong Sharpe ratio and PnL/returns. These profiles will be given access to the resources needed to set up a desk with a low-cost structure.

The Role:

• Work on setting up the desk, integrating with the firm's trading systems, developing tools where needed, etc.
• Deploy and manage HFT/intraday trading strategies in futures markets
• Research additional alphas and optimize existing models

Requirements:

• At least 3+ years of prior experience as a Quantitative Trader within futures markets, with a verifiable track record
• Strong Python coding, experience with C++ is preferred
• A bachelor's, master's or PhD