Quantitative Trading Researcher (Python)

Job Title
Quantitative Trading Researcher

Locations
Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, or Singapore

About the Role
We are a global trading firm. We need a researcher to join our team that turns trading ideas into real profit. You will help decide how we trade, design the code, and make sure we make money across different global markets.

What You Will Do (By Importance)

• Turn Ideas into Profit: Create systems that take trading signals and use them to buy and sell efficiently.
• Build Systems: Design tools that manage our portfolio, reduce trading fees, and fit the rules of each market.
• Work Together: Help other researchers and engineers get trading ideas ready for the live system.
• Fix Live Trading: Watch live trading, find out why mistakes happen, and fix them to improve performance.
• Check Signals: Study trading signals that last from a few minutes to a few days to get the best results.
• Grow into New Markets: Find new countries and products to trade, and set up our systems there.
• Talk to Brokers: Work with brokers and stock exchanges to get the fastest and best connections.

What You Need (By Importance)

• Experience: 5+ years working on trading or execution systems at a top quantitative trading firm.
• Coding: Strong skills in Python or C++ and experience handling large amounts of data.
• Market Knowledge: Deep understanding of how stock exchanges work, including order types and matching rules.
• Education: A Master's degree or PhD in Math, Physics, Computer Science, or Statistics.
• Math & Data Skills: Good at analyzing trading costs and managing portfolio risk.

Nice to Have (By Importance)

• Experience trading in Asian stock markets (like China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, or India).
• Past experience moving a trading strategy into a brand-new country.
• Experience building strategies that trade at different speeds.
• Experience trading Futures and ETFs