Quantitative Trader - HFT

Salary :

£175,000 - 200,000 yearly

Company : Anson Mccade

Job Type : Full Time

London

Job Description - Quantitative Trader - HFT

£175,000 - 200,000 GBP

PnL split $ bonuses

Onsite WORKING

Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

My client is a top-tier proprietary trading firm lookifg to expand their business in London. They are seeking experienced Quantitative Traders specialising in high-frequency trading (HFT). This is an opportunity to trade with significant autonomy within a well-capitalised, technology-driven environment designed for latency-sensitive strategies.

The firm operates a pod-based structure, where each team owns its strategies end-to-end and is directly rewarded for performance. They are open to individual senior hires looking to build out their own team, as well as established teams with a proven track record.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy HFT strategies in cash equities or futures
Manage strategies across the full lifecycle: research, production, risk, and optimisation
Continuously monitor and improve performance, robustness, and scalability
Work closely with technology teams to optimise latency and execution performance
Take full ownership of PnL within a pod structure

Requirements

5+ years' experience trading HFT strategies in a professional proprietary or systematic environment
Proven track record of high ROC strategies with a Sharpe ratio consistently above 5
Deep understanding of market microstructure and execution dynamics
Experience trading cash equities and/or futures
Strong quantitative, statistical, and programming skills
Ability to operate independently and manage risk at scale

Technology & Infrastructure

Access to a market-leading, low-latency trading platform
Co-located server access across major venues
Robust tooling for research, execution, and real-time monitoring
Dedicated infrastructure support to scale successful strategies

Compensation

Highly competitive PnL-linked compensation
Very strong PnL split percentages for top performers
Flexible structures for senior individuals or established teams

Why Join

True ownership of strategies and PnL
Minimal bureaucracy and fast decision-making
Backing from a well-capitalised, established prop trading firm
Ability to build and scale a team around successful strategies

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