Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks a Risk Manager, with a strong background in algorithmic trading to join the global Risk and Trading Supervision team in Hong Kong.
Responsibilities
- Providing risk oversight for the APAC trading activities of the firm by focusing on electronic trading risk and market risk
- Assisting the regional Head of Risk in overseeing, managing and modeling risk for the regional trading activities
- Working closely with the Portfolio Managers, Traders, Core Engineering team, and Prime Brokers to respond effectively to resolve trading related issues
- Assisting Risk Management and Risk Technology teams to enhance trading risk controls and to mitigate operational risk
- Conducting ad-hoc risk and margin analysis in addition to back-testing on a regular basis
Qualifications
- Strong academic background with a bachelor’s degree in STEM disciplines, quantitative master’s highly regarded
- 2 to 5 years of experience in an electronic trading risk role gained with a quantitative proprietary trading group or sell-side electronic trading role
- Experience with low latency algorithmic risk controls is mandatory
- Broad knowledge of regional equities, futures and options markets and exchange-specific rules
- Solid Python and database proficiency required
- Working knowledge of equity arbitrage strategies such as index arbitrage, systematic equity, etc. is a plus
- Desire to continuously learn and proactively challenge the status quo to improve existing processes
- Experience working with compliance, business management and technology teams
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:
- Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
- 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
- International medical insurance
- Lunch and snacks on a daily basis
- Free events and workshops
- Donation matching program
Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.
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What We Do
Founded in 1998 by Mark Gorton, Tower Research Capital is a trading and technology company that has built some of the fastest, most sophisticated electronic trading platforms in the world.
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