Quantitative Trader - Commodities, Energies and Power
Man Central Execution Trading:
The Central Trading team maximises the execution alpha within the investment process through market knowledge, trading specialisation, leveraging best in class execution technology and rigorous execution research and TCA.
The Role:
As Quantitative Trader, you will help manage our systematic quantitative strategies and develop a best-in-class trading platform for the firm. You will be part of a multi asset systematic trading team with a focus on trading energy markets, with a particular focus on power, gas and coal markets.We look for traders sharing our values of excellence, drive, meritocracy, and integrity.
Responsibilities:
- Help managing our systematic trading strategies by maximising our execution platform and technology
- Contribute to improvements across signal development, portfolio construction, risk management and trading
- Drive development of our trading platform, infrastructure and technology
- Use qualitative and quantitative analysis to improve performance of our systematic strategies
- Monitor live trading and respond to changing market conditions when necessary
- Trade and help source liquidity with rigorous quantitative analysis in markets where trading automatically isn't possible
- Develop and maintain relationships with our counterparties.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical, statistical and computing content e.g. Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Finance or Physics from a leading university
- 5+ years of experience trading in a financial institution.
- Expertise in a high-level programming language such as Python, or R.
- Knowledge and experience of trading power, gas and coal markets
- Experience with electronic trading platforms, e.g. Trayport
- Ability to evaluate and combine data sources for alpha strategies and execution purposes
- Use quantitative analysis to suggest enhancements to execution and to understand market microstructure
- Ability to think quickly & logically in very high-pressure situations.
- Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving
- Hands-on attitude; willing to get involved with technology and projects across the firm
- Strong inter-personal skills to enable communication across investment management teams and regions.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man
Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values.There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter.
Man Group is also a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact . https://diversity
Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.
We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact .