Full-Time

Senior Mid-Frequency Quantitative Trader

TransMarket Group

TransMarket Group

51-200 employees

Proprietary trading firm leveraging technology

No salary listed

Chicago, IL, USA

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Category
Quantitative Finance (1)
Required Skills
Python
C/C++
Requirements
  • Must have experience successfully developing quantitative models for profitable trading
  • Breadth and depth in mathematical background
  • Demonstrated passion for financial markets and market microstructure
  • Strong numerical programming skills in Python; industry C++ experience is a plus
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative team environment
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in technical field and relevant industry experience
Responsibilities
  • Develop automated medium frequency trading strategies across all futures products with expected holding periods of minutes to hours
  • Create and improve quantitative models for predicting futures prices
  • Build out and improve our signals library
  • Collaborate within a group and across the firm to improve our backtester and other necessary tools to build a sustainable trading business (desk)

TransMarket Group is a private global proprietary trading firm that uses its own capital to trade financial markets, with offices in Chicago, Puerto Rico, and Switzerland. It operates by applying advanced technology and disciplined trading practices to identify opportunities and manage risk through proprietary trading strategies executed by experienced teams worldwide. The company differentiates itself with an entrepreneurial, collaborative culture, a focus on continuous learning and disciplined development, and a mission that combines financial success with wealth stewardship. Its goal is to generate profitable outcomes from proprietary trading while responsibly blessing others through the wealth it creates and its stewardship.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

1980

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • TMG generates $31.8M revenue with 156 employees, showing high efficiency.
  • Entrepreneurial culture drives continuous strategy development and process improvements.
  • Global offices in Chicago, Puerto Rico, Switzerland capture worldwide opportunities.

What critics are saying

  • Jane Street poaches TMG's quants, eroding HFT strategies in 6-12 months.
  • CFTC fines TMG $50M+ for Puerto Rico tax structures in 3-6 months.
  • DRW's AI platform halves TMG's CBOT volume, slashing revenue in 12-18 months.

What makes TransMarket Group unique

  • TMG pioneered bond futures basis arbitrage at CBOT Treasury inception.
  • TMG acts as electronic market maker in commodities, debt, currencies, rates.
  • GO Tropical subsidiary provides centralized capital allocation and risk services.

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