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Systematic Trader

A recruiter seeks a systematic trader for an unnamed employer. The role monitors live strategies, helps expand the trading platform and owns trading-risk decisions.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Monitor strategy performance and market conditions.
Prepare trading responses to macroeconomic events.
Coordinate new markets, venues and strategy deployments.

What they ask for

Required

Electronic-trading experience
Market microstructure understanding
Fast risk decisions
Clear communication

Preferred

Linux or Python

Education: Bachelor’s in STEM, finance, economics or business.
Experience: Previous electronic-trading experience; no minimum years stated.

How to prepare

Build a live-strategy monitoring and escalation plan.
Analyse performance around macroeconomic releases.
Design deployment checks for entry to a new venue.

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Principle Partners and doesn’t handle applications.