Global Systematic Trader — Markets & Strategy Job New York New York USA,Finance & Banking

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As a Systematic Trader, you'll join our global team of experts responsible for managing the day-to-day trading of our quantitative systematic trading strategies. You will make real-time decisions to manage risk, respond to changing market conditions, react to patterns observed in trading behaviors, and act on the broad set of alerts generated by our leading monitoring platform. You will partner with the firm's strategy developers and technologists to deliver a best-in-class trading platform that directly unlocks business opportunities and improves the robustness of our businesses.

We're looking for extraordinary traders who are committed to our core values: winning, acting with integrity, continuously learning, and cultivating a meritocracy.

Opportunities may be available from time to time in any location in which the business is based for suitable candidates. If you are interested in a career with Citadel, please share your details and we will contact you if there is a vacancy available.

Objectives

Manage the daily operation of our systematic trading platform, partnering with developers, researchers, and technology teams
- Develop a deep understanding of market microstructure, products, regulations, and our trading platform to facilitate business growth (new regions/venues/products, defining new technology requirements, and deployment of new strategies) - Design and drive the continual improvement of our world-class trading platform
- Monitor markets and strategy performance metrics identifying trends that inform actions
- Understand and navigate macro event risks by constructing and executing trading playbooks
- Own risk management protections and have authority over trading activities

Skills and

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in STEM, Finance, Economics, or Business program from a top institution
- Excellent problem-solving and strategic decision-making ability; able to keep the big picture in mind, making informed and defensible decisions in a fast-paced trading environment
- Prior experience in electronic trading
- Detail-oriented and excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated self-starter, with the drive and can-do attitude to learn new things and push through change to deliver results
- Skill assets: experience with Linux, proficiency in Python

* In accordance with New York City's Pay Transparency Law, the base salary range for this role is $175,000 to $325,000. Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.*

Citadel Securities is the next-generation capital markets firm and a leading global market maker. We provide institutional and retail investors with the liquidity they need to trade a broad array of equity and fixed income products in any market condition. The brightest minds in finance, science and technology use powerful, advanced analytics to solve the market's most critical challenges, turning big ideas into real-world outcomes.

USD 250,000 / year (annualized; prorated for the internship)

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