Execution Trader / Execution Researcher – Systematic Trading

About the Role

A well-established European quantitative investment firm is expanding its Singapore team by hiring an Execution Trader/Execution Researcher. This position involves working directly within a systematic trading environment where collaboration with portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, and technology professionals is key to enhancing the trading process.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and continuously improve systematic trading strategies across various global financial markets.
• Perform quantitative investigations into market microstructure, liquidity dynamics, order flow patterns, and execution quality measurements.
• Evaluate transaction costs, market impact, and slippage using rigorous analysis aimed at boosting execution efficiency.
• Create and refine quantitative models and develop analytics along with execution tools to improve trading outcomes.
• Explore and test execution signals and algorithms to advance the systematic trading approaches.
• Work closely with portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, and technology teams to deploy research findings into active trading and enhance execution processes.

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience working in proprietary trading firms, systematic hedge funds, quant investment management, electronic market making, or institutional electronic trading settings.
• Expertise in execution trading, quantitative trading strategies, execution research, or related systematic electronic trading disciplines.
• Deep knowledge of market microstructure, liquidity, order flow, execution algorithms, transaction cost analysis (TCA), market impact, and execution optimization methodologies.
• Advanced programming competence in Python; familiarity with C++, SQL, or kdb+/q is considered a plus.
• Excellent analytical abilities combined with strong quantitative and problem-solving skills while maintaining a team-oriented approach.
• Preferably holds an advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a comparable quantitative field.

Additional Information

The role is located in Singapore and open exclusively to candidates legally authorized to work in Singapore. Applications will be handled confidentially with only shortlisted individuals contacted for further engagement.