About the Role

Our new Amsterdam office is seeking to employ a Trading Assistant. This individual will be responsible for manually inputting and updating orders for constantly changing markets throughout trading hours, coordinating with traders to deliver relevant and correct information, and consistently monitoring the state of the market. They must also be capable and comfortable working and communicating accurately in a time-sensitive environment and have the ability to multitask by prioritizing the input of key market data first. Lastly, they must be able to reconcile trades daily with accuracy and precision by checking trade records against our internal records.

Please note this role is 100% in-office 5 days per week and responsibilities are aligned with market hours.

About You

The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree, be a self-starter, an excellent communicator, and be able to execute quickly in a time-sensitive environment. Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to multitask are all essential for success in this role. 

About the Role

Traders manage their unique strategies in rapidly evolving live markets. They tune model parameters to reflect prevailing conditions, execute trades based on model recommendations, evaluate the real-time feedback provided by market participants’ reactions, and reincorporate this information into their models in a continuous feedback loop. 

Five Rings gives people as much responsibility as quickly as it can be earned. From day one, as a new Quant Trader (QT), you will gain unrivaled experience both on the desk and in the classroom. 

•         New hires work closely with senior traders – analyzing risks and rewards, exploring new strategies, collaborating with quants and software developers to build and optimize trading models. 
•         Quant Traders work independently and with others to develop ideas and analyses, and integrate them into our trading strategies and systems. 

About You

•         Quantitatively-focused
•         Thrive in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment
•         Quick learner
•         Intellectually curious 
•         Detail-oriented
•         Self-starter