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Experienced Trader - Work From Home

Parallel Partners

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in technical areas such as electrical engineering or computer science
  • 5+ years of working experience in high-volume trading
  • Strong mathematical aptitude
  • Proven ability to develop new, profitable trading strategies

Responsibilities

  • Develop new trading strategies utilizing proprietary software
  • Customize current trading strategies
  • Participate in a wide variety of marketplaces including global futures, equities, commodities, options, fixed income, and cryptocurrencies
  • Communicate effectively while under pressure

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Mathematics
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Adaptability

About the company

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Parallel Partners

Staffing & Recruiting

Parallel Partners / Next Step Systems specializes in the recruitment of information technology personnel for direct hire positions in the financial services and trading industries. Our clients include International Hedge Funds, Proprietary Trading Firms, Investment Banks, On-line Brokerages, Market Data Providers, Start-up Trading Firms, Trading Software Product Vendors and many others. Established in 1995, Parallel Partners is headquartered in Chicago and handles searches nationwide. We work with the Fortune 500 as well as emerging technology firms. 90% of our business is repeat business. Next Step Systems Acquires Parallel Partners Naperville, IL - April 9, 2014 - Next Step Systems announced today that it has acquired information technology staffing specialists, Parallel Partners in order to better serve its company clients and job seeker candidates. Founded in 1995, Parallel Partners is a leading staffing firm successfully placing information technology professionals in full time permanent positions. Prior to the acquisition, Next Step Systems and Parallel Partners have had a long-term strategic partnership and have shared philosophies on recruiting practices. The acquisition will expand on Next Step Systems’ leadership in information technology recruiting, its key employee, candidate and client base, and its well-established technology resources. About Next Step Systems Next Step Systems is an information technology recruiting firm founded in 1995. Next Step Systems specializes in placing all levels of information technology talent in full time permanent positions across all industries throughout the U.S. To reach Parallel Partners, please email jobs@parallelpartners.com or call 630-428-0600 x14.

Company details

IndustryStaffing & Recruiting
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

Job Description

Experienced Trader - Work From Home

We are currently looking for an Experienced Trader for a great opportunity.  The ideal Experienced Trader is willing to develop new trading strategies utilizing proprietary software, as well as customizing current trading strategies.  The company participates in a wide variety of marketplaces including global futures, equities, commodities, options, fixed income, and cryptocurrencies.  Their culture emphasizes teamwork and focuses on continuous integration and test-driven development.  This position is 100% Remote.

Qualifications

Experienced Trader Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in technical areas such as electrical engineering or computer science.

- 5+ years of working experience in high-volume trading.

- Preference to those with the ability to do light programming work using multi-dimensional arrays, nested loops, complex conditionals and simple file I/O.

- Preference to those who are fluent in C++ and/or Python.

- Strong mathematical aptitude.

- Proven ability to develop new, profitable trading strategies.

- Value teamwork and can think independently.

- Communicate effectively while under pressure.

- Adapt to changing situations with ease.

- Has demonstrated the ability to use sound judgment while trading.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, health savings account, life insurance policy, short-term/long-term disability insurance, employee assistance program, etc.

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