Prop Trader Jr
Core
Junior Prop Trader developing and optimizing algorithmic trading strategies and quantitative pricing models in a high-frequency financial dealing room.
Role type
Junior Prop Trader (Quantitative)
Builds
Algorithmic trading strategies, pricing engines, and quantitative models for fixed income, equities, derivatives, and ETFs.
Domain
Financial Markets / Quantitative Trading
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Algorithmic trading strategy development, quantitative analysis, Python programming, data analysis, data mining, data visualization, Excel/VBA, macroeconomic analysis
Preferred skills
Machine learning techniques, financial market intuition, rapid decision-making under pressure
Technologies
Python, Excel, VBA
Responsibilities
Operate on major financial markets (ETFs, equities, fixed income, derivatives), analyze market trends to identify trading opportunities, develop and optimize algorithmic trading strategies, contribute to pricing engine and quantitative model development, collaborate with quant profiles on strategy automation.
Seniority
Junior, entry-level (recent graduate)