Systematic ETF Trader

Role Overview Our client, a financial services firm specializing in market making is seeking a Systematic ETF Trader to take ownership of and enhance its fully operational, high-performance trading platform, which focuses on ETF market making, arbitrage and cross-asset hedging. The role also offers the opportunity to develop and scale strategies across equity ETFs, futures and fixed income instruments. This individual will play a direct role in driving daily P&L, refining trading algorithms and improving infrastructure, with a clear path to leadership as the platform grows. Key Responsibilities Trade equity ETFs, futures and related derivatives within a systematic market-making framework, managing execution and risk daily Design, own and optimize market-making, arbitrage and hedging strategies, including spread setting, order placement, inventory management and intraday risk controls Develop and refine automated trading models, signal generation and risk algorithms, taking them from research through production Manage the ETF creation and redemption process, incorporating primary and secondary market dynamics into pricing and risk models Analyze NAV dislocations, basket composition changes and ETF/NAV basis relationships to inform trading decisions Work with ETF issuers and authorized participants on operational and structural matters that affect trading strategies Improve execution quality by applying market microstructure insights, managing latency and following venue-specific rules Partner with the firm’s engineering team to enhance low-latency infrastructure, integrate new indicators and risk controls, and maintain strong system performance Model cross-asset relationships, including interest rates, sector exposures and index mechanics, to expand the platform’s capabilities Implement real-time risk management tools, such as position limits, P&L monitoring and regulatory compliance checks Take full ownership of the firm’s existing systematic trading systems, including new signal integration, backtesting frameworks and production workflows Experience 3-to-7 years Holding or open to obtaining Series 7 and Series 57 licenses