Job Description

JUNIOR TRADER:

AS A JUNIOR TRADER YOU WILL GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM TO LEARN ABOUT THE FINANCIAL MARKETS, OUR UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGIES, AND THE BUSINESS OF AUTOMATED TRADING. YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP KEY SKILLS THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO ADD VALUE TO OUR TRADING TEAM. WE ARE LOOKING FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNERS AND SELF-STARTERS WHO ARE READY TO PUSH BOUNDARIES AND ADD VALUE BY PROPOSING INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND CRITICALLY THINKING THROUGH REAL-WORLD MARKET PROBLEMS. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE TRADING INDUSTRY AND IS EAGER TO LEARN ABOUT DEVELOPING TRADE STRATEGY.

RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS

• CONSISTENTLY MEET TRAINING AND WORK DELIVERABLES

• MANAGE YOUR TIME APPROPRIATELY BETWEEN TRAINING AND WORK RESPONSIBILITIES

• BRING NEW IDEAS TO THE TABLE AND INDEPENDENTLY EXPLORE THESE

• CRITICALLY THINK THROUGH PROJECTS. POKE HOLES IN THINGS THAT YOU DON’T AGREE WITH

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE *CANDIDATES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE ALL THESE QUALIFICATIONS BUT WILL BE EXPECTED TO LEARN THESE THROUGH THE TRAINING PROGRAM

• BACHELOR IN MATH, SCIENCES, ENGINEERING PREFERRED

• 1 YEAR OF INTERNSHIP OR WORK EXPERIENCE

• ABILITY TO THINK THROUGH LOGIC PROBLEMS UNDER PRESSURE

• ABILITY TO THINK CRITICALLY THROUGH PROBLEMS AND TO UNDERSTAND THE DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS OF DECISIONS

• SOME PYTHON OR C++ PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE PREFERRED

• EXPOSURE TO SQL AND DATABASES PREFERRED