JPMorganChase
Commercial & Investment Bank - Automated Trading Strategies Market Microstructure & High Frequency Trading Specialist - Vice President
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Lead market microstructure and high frequency trading strategies, focusing on optimizing trading performance through data analysis and model implementation.
Job Description
The Automated Trading Strategies (ATS) group is responsible for systematic trading across FX, Rates, Commodities, and Credit markets. The team is responsible for a broad scope including the design and implementing of cutting edge proprietary quantitative models that drive our automated trading systems (pricing, risk management and execution) and the oversight of day-to-day risk & operations.
Job summary
As a Vice President, Market Microstructure & High Frequency Trading Specialist within Automated Trading Strategies team, you will contribute to on-exchange trading across products (futures, cash, ETF) and asset classes (FX, Rates, Commodities, Credit). This is a cross-asset role, and we welcome applications from candidates with experience across a range of asset classes.
Job Responsibilities
Required qualifications, capabilities, and experiences
This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence as assessed by the Firm and, where appropriate, approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities.
About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
The Automated Trading Strategies (ATS) group is responsible for systematic trading across FX, Rates, Commodities, and Credit markets. The team is responsible for a broad scope including the design and implementing of cutting edge proprietary quantitative models that drive our automated trading systems (pricing, risk management and execution) and the oversight of day-to-day risk & operations.
Job summary
As a Vice President, Market Microstructure & High Frequency Trading Specialist within Automated Trading Strategies team, you will contribute to on-exchange trading across products (futures, cash, ETF) and asset classes (FX, Rates, Commodities, Credit). This is a cross-asset role, and we welcome applications from candidates with experience across a range of asset classes.
Job Responsibilities
- Analyze of high frequency market data to optimize on-exchange trading strategies performance
- Contribute to market microstructure research including signal generation, order entry/queue position/fill ratio optimization
- Design, back test and implement trading strategies in production environment
- Collaborate closely with technology partners; and also engage with ECNs and exchanges
Required qualifications, capabilities, and experiences
- Degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering, or other quantitative fields
- Experience with real time exchange market data and order entry
- Proficiency in data analytics and being comfortable working with large data sets
- Attention to detail, adaptable, driven and collaborative
This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence as assessed by the Firm and, where appropriate, approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities.
About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
Top Skills
Automated Trading Systems
Data Analytics
Quantitative Models
JPMorganChase London, England Office
25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom, E14 5JP
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