Automated Trading Strategies, Associate

Are you passionate about quantitative trading? Join a global team where your research and development skills will directly impact our eFX market-making business. At JPMorganChase, you’ll collaborate with talented professionals, tackle complex challenges, and help shape the future of automated trading. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful contribution in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Discover how you can grow your career and make a difference.

As an Associate in Automated Trading Strategies (ATS), you will be part of a global team of quantitative traders responsible for designing, implementing, and running automated systematic trading strategies across asset classes. You will focus on improving the pricing, risk management, and client distribution of our FX market-making business. In this role, you will use your research and development skills to implement strategies in production code and contribute to the day-to-day running of the business.

Job Responsibilities

• Produce innovative research on quantitative trading strategies
• Use data-driven techniques and backtesting to demonstrate performance improvements
• Implement strategies in production code and enhance trading software systems
• Optimize client pricing distribution
• Monitor performance and resolve day-to-day trading issues
• Collaborate with other teams to identify opportunities for revenue growth

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, or other quantitative subject
• At least two years of industry experience or equivalent further academic study
• Strong programming skills in C++, Java, or other object-oriented languages
• Knowledge of probability, statistics, and experience with advanced data analysis techniques
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Active interest in markets and quantitative trading

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience with FX market-making or related asset classes
• Familiarity with automated trading systems
• Experience with large-scale data sets and optimising low-latency systems
• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in a quantitative discipline