Equities Futures Portfolio Manager — NYC (Tech-Led Prop Shop)
Run an autonomous book on a high-performance electronic trading stack. Clear mandate, deep tooling, fast decisions.
What you’ll do
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Build and run systematic strategies across listed equities and liquid futures (intraday to short-horizon).
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Take signals from research to live: data, testing, deployment, post-trade review.
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Optimise execution with venue selection, microstructure awareness and slippage control.
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Manage exposure, capacity and drawdowns with discipline; partner with core engineering and data teams.
What we’re looking for
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Proven live track record with tight risk; low correlation and clear capacity.
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Comfort operating in fast markets (HFT-friendly); evidence of persistent edge.
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Fluency in data-driven workflows (Python; C++ helpful) and market-access APIs.
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Strong IP hygiene and compliance.
What’s on offer
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Co-located market access, ultra-low-latency infrastructure and rich tick/alt-data.
- $200k – $400k as a guide on base
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Significant risk capital, robust build/support and competitive PnL share.
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NYC base; scope to scale.
Get in touch with Alec Quinton on 917-243-1619 or alec@qdquants.com for a discreet discussion.