Fx Algorithmic Trader

3 months ago


Johannesburg, South Africa FirstRand Full time

Job Description
- Execute high frequency algorithmic strategies to capitalise on trading opportunities.
- Design and deploy trading strategies.
- Explore trading ideas by analyse financial data and market microstructure for patterns.
- Handle algorithm generation from start to finish including logic creation, risk mitigation rules, historical analysis, trade execution and establish automation with IT resources.
- Develop and implement quantitative trading models, algorithms, and strategies.
- Provide service to institutional customers to expand marketability and liquidity of their offerings. Improve the view of the desk into customer positions and activity.
- Evaluate and monitor pricing models performance to ensure it generates stable and precise predictions.
- Establish e-trading programmes infrastructure to provide a robust solution for scaling and allowing more sophisticated algorithms.
- Conduct in-depth research and analysis of financial markets, instruments, and data.
- Backtest and optimise trading strategies using historical data and advanced statistical techniques.
- Collaborate with the development team to build and maintain trading systems.
- Monitor market conditions and adjust trading strategies accordingly.
- Perform risk analysis and implement risk management procedures.
- Contribute to the development of new trading ideas and research initiatives.

Job Details

Application Closing Date

18/09/24



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