Quant Trader (SG)

Job Description

Grasshopper is a leading Asian proprietary trading group and a major liquidity provider for global exchanges.  We are expanding and seeking an self-driven team player looking for a challenge, to join us as a Quant Trader. 

At Grasshopper, you will be working in a diverse and dynamic environment. With more than 10 nationalities working in an open office, communication is essential to performance. To remain as the “small giant” of proprietary trading, we give employees a high level of autonomy and encourage them to get creative, take risks, make mistakes and learn from them.

We do not indulge in politics; we are not typical.  We are motivated problem solvers, thirsty technologists, and adept risk takers.

Responsibilities

-Develop proprietary trading strategies in equities and/or derivatives markets

-Conduct original quantitative research to produce new alphas, and improve existing ones

-Manage all aspects of the strategy development process, including data analysis, hypothesis testing, back-testing, signal implementation and post-trade analysis

-Exercise discipline when navigating trading risks and opportunities

-Develop tools to facilitate and optimize trading operations

Skills and Knowledge Required

-Has a proven track record of developing novel proprietary trading strategies in the high or mid frequency space, especially in Asian markets in a professional environment

-Has working knowledge of any of the following programming languages: C++, Python or Java

-Possesses quick and decisive thinking and the ability to thrive in a dynamic and stressful environment

-Communicates concisely and effectively

-Takes initiative, is self-motivated and works effectively, both as a team and independently

-Holds courage, temperance and integrity as core values

-Thrives in a flat meritocratic environment