Man Group is looking to solve the business and technical problem of maximizing execution alpha within the investment process through market knowledge, trading specialization, leveraging best-in-class execution technology, and rigorous execution research and TCA. The role will support the development of a best-in-class trading platform for the firm and manage systematic and discretionary credit strategies.
Requirements
- Advanced skill level - programming language such as Python
- Developing and understanding of Market Microstructure.
- Hands-on attitude; willing to get involved with technology and projects across the firm
- Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving.
- Assist in various proprietary algorithm enhancements and experimentations
- Monitoring of execution performance and progress
- Observing internal trading limits and any other restrictions on scope of delegated authority to act on behalf of designation fund/client.
Responsibilities
- Primarily help managing our discretionary credit and systematic credit trading strategies by maximising our execution platform and technology.
- Expand remit to trading Systematic and Discretionary macro strategies.
- Coordinating the company’s involvement in primary offerings and secondary trading.
- Contribute to improvements across signal development, portfolio construction, risk management and trading
- Drive development of our trading platform, infrastructure and technology
- Use qualitative and quantitative analysis to improve performance of our systematic and discretionary strategies.
- Adding to the company’s understanding of market microstructure, transaction costs, participants and products in the exchange traded products and OTC space.
Other
- 1-2 years of experience trading in a financial institution or relevant credit technical experience.
- Strong academic record and a degree from a leading university.
- Attention to detail and disciplined.
- Able to work under pressure and in a high-paced environment, with the ability to think quickly.
- Curious, entrepreneurial, and innovative, willing to get involved with technology and projects across the firm.
