Fintal Partners ยท 1 day ago
Quantitative Trader - Futures
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expFintal Partners is a global trading organization known for its collaborative environment and commitment to systematic trading excellence. They are seeking experienced quantitative traders/researchers to develop systematic trading strategies in global futures markets, focusing on large-scale data analysis and advanced modeling techniques.
Financial Services
Hiring Manager
Christopher Atiyah
Responsibilities
Research, design, and validate alpha signals for intraday futures strategies, from hypothesis generation through rigorous analysis
Rapidly prototype and backtest trading ideas using large, high-frequency market datasets
Partner with developers and traders to build and enhance a robust research-to-production framework
Monitor live strategies, assess performance and risk, and iterate to mitigate edge decay
Identify and incorporate new data sources, including alternative data and market microstructure signals
Contribute to research tooling, data infrastructure, and overall methodological direction
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree (MSc, PhD, or equivalent) in a quantitative field (e.g., Math, Statistics, Physics, CS)
5+ years of quantitative research experience, ideally in systematic futures, HFT, or related environments
Proven ability to generate and validate predictive signals in derivatives or systematic trading
Strong programming skills (e.g., Python, C++) and experience working with large-scale and real-time data
Solid foundation in statistics, time-series analysis, and machine learning, with a clear understanding of overfitting and robustness
Strong interest in market microstructure, order flow, and volatility
Practical, commercially minded approach to evaluating strategy performance and deployability
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across research, trading, and engineering teams
Company
Fintal Partners
Fintal Partners is a boutique executive search firm specializing in the placement of elite talent within the U.S. capital markets.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase