full-time
Quant Trader - Quantitative Positional Trading (QPT)
Maven
- Employer
- Maven
- Location
- London
- Working pattern
- hybrid
About the role
Trade and manage risk for systematic strategies, optimize execution systems, and research and backtest potential alpha strategies across volatility, term structure, 0DTE, relative value, and dispersion. Analyze PnL attribution and market dynamics, and collaborate with infrastructure, technology, and quantitative teams to improve models and execution. Candidates need at least two years of quantitative research or trading experience, with derivatives desk experience preferred; portfolio construction experience is also preferred. They should bring strong analytical and research capabilities, a commercial trading mindset and appetite for risk ownership, effective communication skills, and familiarity with Python and SQL or similar tools.