Akuna Capital is looking for Junior Traders to learn how to make markets in a rapidly growing trading firm, leveraging proprietary technology and implementing trading strategies to impact the firm's bottom line.
Requirements
- Strong math aptitude, numerical and quantitative analysis skills
- The ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions, including the ability to quickly and accurately respond and/or solve math and coding problems are essential functions of the role
- Programming experience preferred
Responsibilities
- design and implement our own low latency technologies
- trading strategies
- mathematical models
- leverage our proprietary technology
- implementing a variety of trading strategies and ideas
- get on the trading screens
- make an impact on the bottom line of the firm
Other
- BS/MS/PhD degree in Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science or a related/equivalent field must be completed upon employment
- The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently while fostering external professional relationships
- Entrepreneurial self-starter ready to work in a fast paced and competitive team environment
- Desire to learn about financial markets and economic theories
- Major GPA of 3.5 or above
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required on the first day of employment including F-1 students using OPT or STEM
- This role is not for immediate hire - the next available start date is August 2026
