FX Quantitative Trading Associate – Quantitative Trading & Research

About the role

The FX Quantitative Trading desk in New York is looking for an Analyst or Associate to join the Quantitative Trading & Research (QTR) team on the trading floor. You will work closely with traders and technologists to design, implement, and refine systematic market‑making strategies in spot FX.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain pricing, skewing, and hedging models as well as the research tooling that calibrates them.
• Collaborate with technology teams to develop low‑latency infrastructure that scales with business needs.
• Leverage internal and non‑public data sources to improve pricing quality and risk management.
• Query, manage, and process market tick data at scale; create back‑test pipelines and parallel batch jobs for multi‑currency reporting.
• Perform statistical analysis of portfolio performance to drive iterative improvements.
• Apply firm‑wide risk policies and adhere to relevant legal and regulatory requirements.

Required profile

• Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.
• Strong background in quantitative and statistical analysis (probability, regression, time‑series, estimation, calibration).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for frequent interaction with cross‑functional teams.
• Strategic and creative problem‑solving mindset, with a willingness to explore new approaches.

Required skills

• Object‑oriented programming in Java or C++.
• Python programming.
• Experience with kdb+/q for large‑scale data handling.