DV Trading
Junior Quantitative Trader
Eligibility
- Experience or relevant internship in quantitative/market-facing roles or strong recent graduate candidate.
- Ability to work in a quantitative trading support role using Python and SQL.
Graduate role offering hands-on experience supporting proprietary trading desks through quantitative analysis, execution assistance, and risk monitoring using Python and SQL, designed for early career candidates.
Responsibilities
- Perform data analysis in Python to support trading decisions, strategy evaluation, and post-trade review
- Assist traders with order execution, trade reconciliation, and real-time monitoring of positions and risk
- Query and maintain internal databases (SQL) to build reports, surface anomalies, and support desk workflows
- Apply statistical and probability concepts to analyze market behavior, execution quality, and P&L attribution
- Develop working knowledge of market microstructure and exchange mechanics across the desk's asset classes
- Communicate findings and flag issues to traders and risk personnel clearly, concisely, and without delay
- Maintain rigorous accuracy and attention to detail in all desk processes, from data handling to trade capture
Requirements
- 1–3 years in a quantitative, analytical, or market-facing role
- Direct trading desk experience preferred; exceptional recent graduates with relevant internships also considered
- Fluency in Python for data analysis
- Strong foundation in statistics and probability
- Basic understanding of market microstructure and market mechanics
- Basic SQL database querying skills
- Rigorous attention to detail
- Intellectual candor and transparency
- Structured curiosity
- Concise communication
Skills
- Python programming
- Statistical and probability analysis
- Market microstructure knowledge
- SQL database querying
- Quantitative analysis
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
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