Quantitative Trader — Market Making (Tokenized Securities & Digital Assets)

The Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to join as one of the founding members of a new quantitative trading desk

We are looking for exceptional Quant Traders who can apply proven market making techniques from traditional financial markets while helping define liquidity strategies for the next generation of tokenized financial instruments

The role combines two key mandates

Apply established liquidity provision, pricing, inventory management, and hedging strategies from equities, FX, commodities, and derivatives to tokenized assets

Research and develop new trading strategies that capitalize on the unique characteristics of tokenization, including

• 24/7 market
• On-chain settlement
• Mint/redeem mechanic
• Cross-chain and cross-venue liquidity fragmentation
• Basis opportunities between tokenized assets and their underlying securitie

You'll have direct ownership of trading strategies, P&L, and the opportunity to shape the desk alongside senior leadership

Key Responsibilities

Market Making & Trading

Design, develop, and operate automated two-sided market making strategies across

• Tokenized equities
• Tokenized gold, Digital assets

Provide continuous and competitive liquidity across centralized and decentralized trading venues

Develop pricing, quoting, hedging, and execution models

Manage inventory, spreads, and execution quality under live market conditions

Risk & Portfolio Management

Own real-time inventory and trading risk

Manage Position sizing

Inventory skew Adverse selection

Position limits, Weekend and overnight gap risks

Hedge tokenized equity and commodity exposure using: Underlying cash instruments Futures,Tokenized proxies,Delta-one product

Quantitative Research

Research and develop alpha opportunities unique to tokenized markets, including

• Basis trading between tokenized assets and underlying securities
• Mint/redeem (primary issuance) arbitrage
• Cross-chain liquidity fragmentation
• Cross-exchange arbitrage
• Stablecoin settlement efficiencies
• Funding and basis opportunities on derivatives
• Market microstructure optimization

Technology & Infrastructure

Partner closely with engineering teams to build

• Low-latency execution systems
• Exchange connectivity
• DEX integration
• On-chain execution capabilities
• Monitoring and alerting system
• Trading infrastructure improvement

Operations & Governance

Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Treasury, and Custody teams

upport robust trading governance within a CMS-licensed environment

Manage operational aspects of tokenized securities including

• Corporate actions,Dividend
• Stock split,sIssuer dependencies

Contribute to desk strategy, hiring, infrastructure, and long-term platform development

Required Qualification

Proven experience trading or making markets in traditional financial markets, including

• Cash Equities
• ETF
• Futures

Demonstrated success operating automated market making or quantitative trading strategies with live P&L ownership

Strong understanding of Market microstructure

• Liquidity provision
• Inventory management
• Quoting model

Deep knowledge of Position sizing

• Adverse selection
• Basis risk
• Risk controls

Experience managing live trading risk under volatile market conditions

Strong programming skills in Python / C++ or Rust

Strong statistical, quantitative, and time-series modelling capabilities

Experience using derivatives (options, futures, or delta-one products) for hedging and risk management

Experience trading digital assets and familiarity with Centralized exchange / DEX

• On-chain execution

Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build new trading strategies in rapidly evolving markets

Preferred Qualification

• Options market making experience
• Experience trading tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs)
• Experience with delta-one or index products
• Familiarity with creation/redemption (AP-style) workflows
• Experience working within regulated financial institutions under MAS or equivalent regulatory regimes
• Understanding of CMS licensing requirements, trading conduct rules, fit-and-proper standards, and appointed representative obligations

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where every individual feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute. We celebrate diversity in all its forms—background, ethnicity, gender, identity, orientation, experience, and thought—and believe it strengthens our culture and our work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic