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Senior Discretionary Trader – Equities

A senior trader on Squarepoint's expanding discretionary desk, running discretionary and semi-systematic strategies with quant researchers. You also help train junior traders.

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.

Find, research and implement new trading strategies
Work with risk and quants on strategy understanding
Improve the desk's analytical tools
Train junior discretionary traders

What they ask for

Required

3+ years' buy-side or sell-side trading
Track record building and managing strategies
Quantitative bachelor's degree
Communication across teams
Urgency in fast markets

Preferred

Advanced degree

Education: Bachelor's in a quantitative or related field; advanced degree preferred.
Experience: 3+ years of proven trading experience, buy-side or sell-side.
Markets: equities

How to prepare

Write up a documented trade idea with sizing and risk
Study equity valuation, factor risk and event-driven trading
Practise building P&L and risk analysis in Python
Learn how semi-systematic strategies combine models and judgement

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 Squarepoint Capital and doesn’t handle applications.