Full-Time

Quantitative Technologist

Radix Trading

Radix Trading

51-200 employees

Research-focused trading firm using machine learning

No salary listed

Chicago, IL, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

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Category
Quantitative Finance (1)
Required Skills
Machine Learning
C/C++
Requirements
  • Proficiency in low-level computer languages such as C++ or C, with awareness of strength in particular language and ability to solve complex problems due to understanding nuances of the language
Responsibilities
  • Enhance live trading systems through technology innovation and production-level code development
  • Improve research infrastructure and alpha generation processes through technology innovation
  • Evolve fully-automated strategies, alpha generation processes, live trading systems, and machine learning research and simulation infrastructure used to analyze petabytes of data
Desired Qualifications
  • Persistent Drive to Improve
  • Creative Problem Solving and Probabilistic Thinking
  • Team Mindset
  • Mental Flexibility & Self Awareness
  • Orientation for Making Money
  • Awareness of data structures, algorithmic complexities, and numerical algorithms
  • Systems Architecture - knowledge and experience with distributed systems and communication
  • Software Architecture - knowledge and experience working with a large code base
  • Development Processes - experience delivering and deploying software in production environments

Radix Trading is a research-driven trading firm that uses machine learning and statistical methods to develop and monetize trading strategies. It operates in major electronic markets across North America, Europe, and Asia, supported by a proprietary automated research platform and continuously evolving strategies. The firm distinguishes itself by private funding with no outside investors, an open culture that favors rapid idea execution, and a team of interdisciplinary academics and technologists focused on longer-horizon, statistically driven opportunities rather than traditional high-frequency trading. Its goal is to generate returns by deploying advanced, independently developed trading strategies that stay ahead of the competition in electronic markets.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • FIA membership boosts visibility and networking in derivatives markets.
  • Amsterdam office since August 2017 leverages post-Brexit regulatory advantages.
  • Co-founders Benjamin Blander and Michael Rauchman bring Citadel and GETCO expertise.

What critics are saying

  • Jane Street captures 25% more volume, eroding Radix's arbitrage profits.
  • CFTC targets manipulative patterns, imposing $50M fines and strategy bans.
  • Talent exodus to Hudson River Trading's $900k packages depletes research team.

What makes Radix Trading unique

  • Radix Trading employs machine learning and statistical methods beyond high-frequency trading.
  • Privately funded structure enables independent strategy development without investors.
  • Interdisciplinary team of academics and technologists drives automated research platform.

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