Execution Trader

As an Execution Trader at QCP Asset Management, you operate automated, latency-sensitive trading systems for a global quantitative digital assets fund manager. You combine hands-on trading with systematic research, dynamically adjusting parameters and manually intervening to manage risk, while continuously identifying opportunities to improve trading systems and operational workflows.

What you'll do

• Operate automated, latency-sensitive trading systems
• Conduct quantitative research into strategy performance, back-testing hypotheses and refining strategies
• Adjust system parameters dynamically based on market conditions
• Manually trade to reduce risk exposure when necessary
• Identify opportunities for automation and propose improvements to trading systems and operational workflows
• Develop internal tools and utilities to improve monitoring, operational efficiency, and desk processes
• Communicate relevant market news, events, and system behaviour to team members in a timely manner
• Generate feedback on trading system performance through analysis of system logs, executions, and market data

What you bring

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computational Finance, or an equivalent STEM field
• The ability to understand and reason about complex distributed trading systems
• A strong analytical and quantitative mindset
• The ability to adapt in a collaborative, results-oriented environment and thrive under time-sensitive, high-pressure situations
• A self-starter mentality with strong proactivity, ambitious goal-setting, willingness to drive and own projects, and the ability to proactively identify opportunities for impact

Nice to have

• Experience operating on Polymarket, Kalshi, or equivalent platforms at meaningful scale
• A background in systematic commodity, macro, or multi-asset trading
• Familiarity with the analytics and data ecosystems around professional sports and major real-world event categories such as politics, macroeconomics, and climate
• Experience with blockchain/DeFi infrastructure relevant to on-chain prediction market platforms

About QCP Asset Management

QCP Asset Management is a global quantitative digital assets fund manager leveraging decades of experience in quantitative hedge funds and digital asset derivatives to deliver data-driven investment strategies.