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Proprietary Quant Trader – Equities or Futures

L5

large global prop trading firmOverland Park, KS15 days ago

Occupations

Financial Quantitative AnalystsFinancial and Investment AnalystsSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Industries

Portfolio Management and Investment AdviceMiscellaneous Financial Investment ActivitiesInvestment Banking and Securities Intermediation
Build Alpha. Trade Capital. Own Results. We are seeking Proprietary Quant Traders with experience developing and trading intraday or mid-frequency US equities or CME listed Futures strategies. This role at a sizable trading firm focuses on alpha generation, portfolio construction, and live strategy trading/management. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated experience in research, deployment, and scaling profitable quantitative trading strategies while operating in a disciplined risk management framework.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Research and develop systematic alpha signals and trading strategie
  • Design, backtest, and deploy quantitative models across US equitie
  • Manage live trading strategies and monitor performance
  • Optimize portfolio construction, risk allocation, and execution
  • Analyze transaction costs, liquidity, and market microstructure
  • Collaborate with technology and data teams to improve research and trading infrastructure
Ideal Candidate:
  • Proven experience trading systematic US equities or CME listed Futures strategies
  • Demonstrated track record of generating strong risk-adjusted returns
  • Hands-on, strong quantitative, statistical, and analytical skills
  • Deep understanding of portfolio construction and risk management
  • Experience taking strategies from idea generation through production deployment
  • Ability to operate independently and drive research initiatives
  • Technical Skills/Requirements
  • Python or similar
  • Quantitative research and backtesting frameworks
  • Data analysis and statistical modeling
  • PreferredMachine learning techniques
  • Alternative data research
  • What You'll GetAccess to institutional-grade data, technology, and execution infrastructure
  • Significant autonomy to develop and trade your own ideasVERY competitive compensation, high payout (quarterly), NO non-compete, 100% Remote
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Level

SeniorL5

Location

Overland Park, KS

Occupation

Financial Quantitative Analysts

Industry

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice

Posted

15 days ago

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