MoonRun Capital - Algorithmic Trader

Algorithmic Trader

Company Background & Culture :

MoonRun Capital is a new age tech driven Investment Management Firm which believes that there exists an opportunity in every downturn. It has direct membership with NSE, BSE and NSDL and also has NBFC licence. It is formalizing its Capital Markets Desk with the objective to trade in the Equity and Derivatives Market with the intent of capturing and maximizing these opportunities. We are looking at self-motivated professionals who are keen at making a career in the equity and derivative markets to join our team.

Diversity, Inclusion & Meritocracy :

At MoonRun Capital we pride ourselves on community and collaboration with a focus on creating positive impact and building a force for good. We value all points of view and believe in the power of doing things differently to drive innovation and catalyse change. We're a team built on meritocracy, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome to be their true selves and do their best work. We consider all applicants on the merit of their academic qualifications and professional experience.

Key Responsibilities :

- Develop and deploy quantitative future and options strategies, in collaboration with trade team.

- Actively monitor risk management rules for the firm's portfolios

- Knowledge of Statistics (VAR, Volatility), and Technical Indicators like Macro/Micro Trends

- Reviews orders to ensure accuracy, proper record-keeping, and conformance to regulations

- Understand and use the firm's technology infrastructure and tools to ensure optimal execution of strategies

- Be comfortable using a variety of execution platforms like Greeksoft, NOW, Interactive Brokers TWS, etc.

- Analyse trading performance and generate insights to improve existing models

- Work closely with the quant team to build new models for signal generation & risk management

- Proactively provide creative input in order to engineer new and enhance existing models

- Take complete ownership and spearhead the assigned quantitative portfolios of the firm

- Stay current on industry development and trends to maintain ongoing business awareness and competitive edge

Knowledge & Skills :

- Minimum 1-2 years of experience in Quantitative Trading with hands-on experience in Algo trading/ data science

- Programming Language: Python (Mandatory)

- Bachelor's Degree in computer science, electrical engineering, physics, math, or statistics

- Experience in financial markets and derivatives would be a plus

- Prior Record of working strategies would be a plus

- Ability to spearhead a team in the future

- Experience in Tableau/PowerBI would be a plus