Execution Quant

Responsibilities

• Own execution quality end-to-end by establishing reporting infrastructure and developing signals to optimize trading performance
• Analyze execution reports to identify poor trades and execution quality issues
• Build signals to improve execution performance, covering order-specific metrics and toxicity analysis
• Perform low-latency order book analysis to optimize execution across global markets
• Conduct pre- and post-trade transaction cost analysis (TCA) to benchmark performance and identify cost reduction opportunities
• Collaborate with trading teams and data engineering to improve infrastructure and execution controls

Requirements

• Strong command of execution signals and low-latency order book analysis
• Proven experience building execution models
• Background in proprietary trading, ideally in equities, currencies, or futures
• Proficiency in Python and at least one low-level language (Rust, C++, or Java)
• Degree in physics, math, statistics, econometrics, or computer science
• Builder mentality with experience establishing infrastructure in growth-stage firms
• Ability to work remotely with alignment across East Coast US to Singapore time zones

About the Company

BHFT is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm that manages the full trading cycle, from software development to strategy coding. We trade a broad range of asset classes, including equities, derivatives, options, and futures, utilizing both HFT and MFT approaches. We are a 100% remote organization with a global team of over 200 professionals.