Squarepoint Capital is hiring a
Junior Discretionary Trader

Summary

Join our Discretionary Trading team as a Junior Discretionary Trader and collaborate with senior traders to structure and evaluate new trading opportunities, generate PnL tracking reports, monitor portfolio performance, hedge books, and execute complex trades.

Requirements

• Recent, or soon to be graduate, with relevant course work, internship, or other applicable experience or knowledge
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or related field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, Physics, Economics, Finance
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with teammates globally
• Strong sense of urgency with the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
• Programming skills essential, with at least one major programming or scripting language, strong preference for Python

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior traders and quantitative researchers to structure and evaluate new trading opportunities
• Generate PnL tracking and attribution reports based on trade ideas
• Monitor and analyze portfolio performance to generate risk reports
• Hedge books and allocate hedges appropriately
• Execute large or complex trades which cannot be automated due to complexity or liquidity constraints