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Senior HFT Trader / Portfolio Manager

SilverStrand advertises a senior high-frequency trading role for an unnamed employer. The trader develops intraday strategies, refines algorithms and manages risk across exchanges.

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.

Develop and execute intraday trading strategies
Improve trading algorithms through quantitative analysis
Monitor markets and adjust risk-taking
Review model performance with research and engineering teams

What they ask for

Required

Proven high-frequency strategy record
Annual attributable P&L above US$2 million
Multi-exchange trading
Quantitative analysis
Algorithm development
Risk management

Education: Bachelor or master qualification in finance, economics, maths, computing or a related field.
Experience: Established HFT or portfolio-management record; no minimum year count is stated.
Markets: futures, equities

How to prepare

Present a verifiable strategy track record after costs
Explain exchange-specific execution and risk controls
Demonstrate how algorithm changes are tested before live use

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 SilverStrand Executive Search Limited and doesn’t handle applications.