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Algo Trader/Paris

Permanent contract
Paris
Salary: Not specified
No remote work

Flowdesk
Flowdesk

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Job description

The trading desk at Flowdesk is technical, diligent, and focused. The ideal candidate has an uncommon drive to learn and improve, an entrepreneurial spirit, and strong quantitative skills.

You will be an integral part of the trading team, a dynamic group of people focused on researching, interpreting, and capitalizing on crypto trading markets, whilst servicing our clients with top-notch services.

The ideal candidate for this position should be extremely curious, organized, and a self-starter.

Daily tasks will include:

-Manage mm algo for a book of clients:
Run, Supervise, and adjust the trading algorithms
-Manage OTC/brokerage trading operations
-Deploy new trading feeds

  • Preview liquidity distribution on sales requirement
  • Daily analysis on executed tardes, for instance check daily trading volumes and average spread for clients.
  • hedge the most illiquid trading feeds when possible
  • Proactively participate in continuous improvement of internal tools and systems.
  • Automatize hedging on existent trading feeds.
  • Be a team player and work in partnership with the Middle, Sales and Ops teams

Preferred experience

Skills and personality

  • Curious, autonomous with high standards
  • Experience in trading crypto or non-crypto assets
  • Strong understanding of decentralized exchanges and decentralized finance.
  • Strong understanding of cryptocurrency concepts such as wallets, blockchains, smart contracts, stablecoins, and airdrops required.
  • Highly motivated and results-driven

Background and experience

  • University degree (MSc), preferably in Finance, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related
  • Experience within a global financial trading firm required 4-10Y
  • Electronic trading is preferred, experience in mm on illiquid assets is a big plus
  • Proven ability to successfully manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Aptitude and preference for working in a highly collaborative environment
  • Strong maths skills and critical thinking required
  • Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral
  • Reliable and predictable availability required.

Recruitment process

  • Preliminary phone call with HR Team
  • Technical interview
  • Cultural interview with team members
  • Meeting the team face to face

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