Weekend Trader

Virtu Financial • Austin, TX

1d

About The Position

Virtu's trading desks operate globally across a wide range of asset classes, leveraging our advanced trading technology to develop and enhance our strategies and trading operations across both proprietary and client-facing businesses. As global markets continue to expand toward 24/7 trading, Virtu is seeking traders who are specifically available to cover weekend sessions. Our Weekend Traders are not expected to work more hours than a standard schedule—but must be open to including Saturdays and/or Sundays as part of their regular workweek. Our Weekend Traders are risk managers that help to keep our trading systems and strategies running smoothly, providing critical operational support and maintaining our high-performance algorithmic trading strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field preferred. Strong graduates will also be considered.
• 1-3 years' experience working at a financial institution.
• Programming experience is required (Python, SQL, Java or C++).
• Dependable, trustworthy and highly self-motivated and self-disciplined individual.
• Outstanding quantitative problem-solving skills and mathematical aptitude.
• The ability to communicate information precisely and with agility.
• A physicalizer; a person who identifies issues and creates solutions without rigid direction or fanfare.
• Open to a work schedule that includes Saturdays and/or Sundays as regular working days.

Nice To Haves

• Prior trading experience is a plus, but not required. Ideal candidate would have a strong interest to learn and grow within a global trading environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and optimizing strategy performance
• Intraday market and credit risk management
• Basic back office and site reliability monitoring
• Communication and coordination with the larger global trading team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level