Equities - Systematic Trading - Executive Director
🏢 JP Morgan
📍 New York, United StatesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 8mo ago
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✨ AI Summary
Executive Director Trader for US Cash Equities Central Risk Book (CRB) will lead systematic liquidity provision and research-driven strategies to improve desk profitability while managing risk and operations. The role requires proven experience in trading and risk management in US markets, a strong track record in systematic trading profitability, and fluency in quantitative data analysis with Python, Pandas, and KDB. Collaboration with CRB technology and quant research teams is essential to develop alpha signals, oversee production profitability, and optimize risk models and execution costs.
Competitive base salary, potential commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation; comprehensive benefits including health care coverage, retirement savings plan, on-site health and wellness centers, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching, and more.
Requirements
Seeking an Executive Director Trader for US Cash Equities Central Risk Book (CRB) with experience trading and managing risk in US markets. Candidates should have a proven track record in systematic trading profitability and understanding of common systematic strategies, plus fluency in quantitative data analysis using tools such as Python, Pandas, and KDB. Strong communication and organizational skills are required; role involves collaborating with technology and quantitative research teams to develop signals, manage profitability, and oversee risk management for the desk.
Description
Job Description
As an Executive Director Trader of US Cash Equities Central Risk Book (CRB) in Global Equities you will work in close partnership with our technology and quant research professionals to enhance client execution through systematic liquidity provision, research & implement strategies to improve desk profitability and manage the risk & operation of our systematic trading.
US Cash Equities provides risk and agency-trading capabilities to global clients executing in US-listed stocks.
Job responsibilities
Research & implementation of trading signals & liquidity provision strategies in US cash equities & futures
Development of alpha signals to overlay across the entire CRB portfolio
Manage and track the profitability of productionized trading and alpha signals
Oversight & development of the systematic risk management of the desk’s portfolio using risk models & optimisers
Development of risk pricing & execution cost models to reduce costs & improve profitability
Collaborate proactively with the CRB technology & quant research team members, as well as with the global CRB team
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Experience trading & managing risk in US markets
Proven trading track record of systematic trading profitability & understanding of common systematic trading strategies
Fluency in quantitative data analysis using latest tools, preferably python, pandas & KDB
Organizational and time management skills
Strong communication, both real-time & technical communication