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 financial markets.
Domain
Financial Markets / Fixed Income / Derivatives / Equities
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Algorithmic trading, quantitative modeling, Python programming, data analysis, data mining, data visualization, Excel/VBA, macroeconomic analysis
Preferred skills
Machine learning, financial market intuition, rapid decision-making under pressure
Technologies
Python, Excel, VBA
Responsibilities
Operate on major financial markets (ETFs, equities, bonds, derivatives), analyze market trends to identify trading opportunities, develop and test algorithmic trading strategies, contribute to pricing engine and quantitative model development, collaborate with quants on strategy automation.
Seniority
Junior, hands-on IC