Roles:
Analyst
Must-have skills:
Python
Considering candidates from:
Austria
Austria
Work arrangement: Onsite
Industry: Financial Services
Language: English
Level: Middle or senior
Required experience: 3+ years
Relocation: Not paid
Visa support: Not provided
Size: 11 - 50 employees
Execution Trader
Financial Services company
Vienna, Austria
Company
Our client is a technology-led hedge fund founded in 2015, passionate about collecting, cleaning, transforming, and storing data to feed trading strategies. Its data driven trading models utilize a variety of open-source technologies and multiple data sources, from vendor APIs to fleet of web crawlers running 24/7, to make trading decisions in the global markets. The firm manages assets on behalf of a diverse range of clients including pension plans, insurance companies, financial institutions, family offices, qualified individual investors, among others.
Description
Tasks:
- Manage order flow and be comfortable using an electronic trading platform
- Maintain and upgrade existing spreadsheets and trading tools
- Work closely with operations team, brokers, and PB's to assure proper trade allocations and resolve breaks
- Monitor the behavior of execution algorithms and partner with quants and senior management to improve execution quality and reduce market impact
- Interact with brokers and bank dealing desks to source liquidity if needed
- Performs miscellaneous job related duties as assigned such as ad hoc report generation
Must-have:
- At least 3 years of trading desk experience, preferably on the sell-side or multi-strat HF
- Proficiency with Excel VBA
- Experience with Python
- Knowledge in commodity, fixed income, FX and macro markets
- Understanding of Order Management and Execution Management Systems
- Familiarity with the mechanics and terminology of options, equities, and futures markets
- Excellent communication skills, self-starter, quick learner, positive attitude, and team player
- Strong analytical skills
Interview process:
- Intro call with Toughbyte
- Call with the Head of Trading
- Technical Assessment
- Virtual Interview with the Chief Investment Officer
- In office visit