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Founded in 1997, Asset Technology is specialised in functional and IT consulting. The company exclusively steps in the field of financial markets. Positioned around twin competencies, techni... more>> Jobs
QUANTITATIVE ANALYST
PERMANENT - London
A leading Investment Bank with a significant presence in the Commodities space is seeking a Quantitative Analyst where you will be reporting to the Head Commodities of Research.
Your duties will in more >>
Lead Developer for Greenfield Equities Trading System - C
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
This Tier 1 Investment Bank is looking to massively expand its equities trading presence, and is seeking an exceptional and experienced C developer to lead... more >>
TEAM LEAD C Developer
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
This global tier one investment bank is seeking a highly experienced and intelligent lead C developer to join their fixed income trading team based in... more >>
JAVA / C Multithreaded Developer Equities Algo
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
This lucrative and successful global IB is seeking a senior java/C developer to join their NYC based equities algorithmic trading team. It has been a... more >>
C Developer - Strong C / Investment Banking exp - C / SQL
TEMPORARY - London - City - dependant upon experience
C Developer - BANKING - UNIX / SYBASE
Large Investment Bank in the city of London require a C Developer within a UNIX / Sybase environment to design and develop core Treasury and Commodities tr more >>
JAVA DEVELOPER – CREDIT DERIVATIVES TECHNOLOGY
TEMPORARY - London
Java Developer with front office investment banking technology required to join the credit derivatives technology team on an integration project.
Combining strong Java technical abilities with a so more >>
SENIOR C Team Lead C /Multithreading / UNIX
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
This global investment bank is seeking to make a critical, senior C development hire to one of their London based teams. It is an ideal... more >>
Credit and Interest Rate Hybrids, Quantitative Analytics
PERMANENT - London - City - £80,000 to £90,000 - per annum
Top EU investment bank seeks exceptional Quantitative Modeler with significant experience in the field of Credit and Interest Rate hybrid modelling. The candidate will... more >>
JAVA Trading systems Software Engineer
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
This hedge fund is looking to massively expand its presence globally and is seeking an exceptional Java developer to work on their high frequency trading... more >>
Software Engineer – Fixed Income Auto Execution (FIET)
PERMANENT - London - City - Competitive bonus benefits
The Fixed Income Auto Execution (FIET) team is responsible for developing, maintaining and enhancing Bloomberg’s trading platform for fixed income products. Responsibility for this platform is split b more >>
Vice President of Model Validation
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
Large investment bank seeks exceptionally skilled quantitative Analyst for senior Model Validation/review position.
Sitting within the risk analytics team, you will take a lead role in... more >>
Junior C# Front Office Developer
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
This very successful investment bank, arguably the investment bank that everybody wants to work for, is seeking a junior C# developer to join their front... more >>
Senior Equity quantitative trader
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
A leading global investment management firm is currently looking to add to their global quantitative trading team in London. You will be reporting directly into... more >>
Front Office Credit Exotics Quant Analyst
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
A team of talented Front Office Quant Analysts, well known in their area for being innovative and forward thinking, with a cutting edge approach to... more >>
Front Office Fixed Income Quant Analyst
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
This international US top-tiered Investment Bank is looking to expand its thriving front office Fixed Income Quant team in Singapore. This team is offering a... more >>
Mathematical Software Developer - Cyprus
PERMANENT - Europe - Highly Competitive
A Mathematical Software Developer is required by our client, a leading European Hedge Fund based in Cyprus.
As part of a small team you will be responsible for developing and managing the firm’s qu more >>
Quantitative Pricing Analyst - RMBS, London
PERMANENT - London
Top tier investment bank seeks to hire an experienced quantitative pricing analyst to join their RMBS team here in London
The successful candidate will be responsible for the timely quantitative ve more >>
Front Office FX C Developer
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
This well known global investment bank is seeking an experienced C developer to join their front office FX team in London. It is a great... more >>
Senior C Trading systems developer - C (heavy on C side)
PERMANENT - London - City - per annum
Privately held global investment, trading and technology firm servicing securities markets worldwide seeks exceptional C developers to join their options market making team. Successful candidates... more >>
News & Press
TransMarket Group Announce the Appointment of Mr Miles Kumaresan
TransMarket Group would like to announce the appointment of Mr Miles Kumaresan as Head of Algorithmic Trading. Mr Kumaresan joins from Dresdner Kleinwort where he previously held the role of Head of Algorithmic Trading. more >>
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Recruiters
NJF Search International
NJF Search International is a niche search firm that specialises in the recruitment of Front Office Quants, Traders and Technologists within the Investment Industry. Our core business is identifying and assessing outstanding Front Office Executives and recruiting them into often complicated and specialised roles in some of the highest profile and most profitable Hedge Funds and Investment Banks in the world.
Selby Jennings
Selby Jennings recruits throughout Europe, the US and Asia for Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Fund Management, Brokerages, Corporate Finance Boutiques, Energy Trading Houses and Financial Consultancies into the following areas across all asset classes: Analysis, Development, Marketing, Origination, Quant Analysis, Quant Development, Research Analysis, Risk Analysis, Risk Control, Risk Management, Sales, Structuring, Trading.
Employers
Asset Technology
Founded in 1997, Asset Technology is specialised in functional and IT consulting. The company exclusively steps in the field of financial markets. Positioned around twin competencies, technical and financial, it supports the projects of its clients, leading financial institutions.
Aurel-BGC Partners
BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) is one of the world’s leading inter-dealer brokers, providing integrated voice and electronic services to wholesale market participants across the globe. We are active in the global fixed income, rates, foreign exchange, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, futures and structured product markets, offering a full range of brokerage services including price discovery, trade execution, straight through processing and clearing, settlement and access to electronic trading services from eSpeed.
Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse is a world-leading financial services company, advising clients in all aspects of finance, around the world, around the clock.
Data Inc.
Data Inc UK Ltd are an innovative IT solutions company offering a full range of software services to Fortune 500 clients primarily in the banking and financial services sectors throughout the UK, Europe and globally in a seamless manner through our group of companies in different geographies.
Dresdner Kleinwort
Dresdner Kleinwort operates an integrated business model, the elements of which are; leading capital markets expertise, an international cross-border advisory platform, innovative risk management solutions across all asset classes, strength in the home markets of Germany and the UK, with an international presence and capability in key product areas to support a global client base.
Jefferies
Jefferies, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, has served growing and mid-sized companies and their investors for over 40 years. Headquartered in New York with more than 20 offices around the world, Jefferies provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities research and asset management.
Lab49
Lab49 is a technology consulting firm that builds advanced solutions for the financial services industry. Our clients include many of the world's largest investment banks, hedge funds and exchanges. Lab49 designs and delivers some of the most sophisticated and forward-thinking financial applications in the industry today, and has an impeccable delivery record on mission critical systems.
Lime Brokerage
Lime Brokerage International (Ireland) Limited (LBIIL) is a technologically advanced brokerage firm that caters to a diverse and sophisticated customer base. Lime integrates a rare combination of advanced electronic execution technology with clearing and reporting services for seamless support of even the most complex, automated, high-volume and electronic trading strategies.
Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch is a leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory company, with offices on six continents. The company is a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a broad range of asset classes and serves as a strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide.
Richard Fleischman & Associates
Richard Fleischman & Associates was established in 1990 and headquartered in New York City. RFA currently serves more than 300 hedge funds globally, offering both on-site and remote services year-round and around the clock. We provide turn-key IT and telecom solutions for Hedge Fund managers worldwide.
Sungard
With annual revenue exceeding $4 billion, SunGard is a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also helps information- dependent enterprises of all types to ensure the continuity of their business. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 50 countries, including the world’s 50 largest financial services companies.
Best Selling Trading Technology Books
Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets by John Murphy
Category: Technical Analysis
In the late 1980s John J. Murphy's massive Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets created an uproar when it burst upon the scene. The most comprehensive, yet easy-to-follow guide to the concepts of technical analysis and their applications to the futures markets, it swiftly became a classic - cited in research studies by the Federal Reserve and used as a primary source in the Market Technicians Association testing program. Today, it is widely considered the bible in its field. In response to its widespread demand, Murphy has completely updated and revised this landmark volume, broadened .....
Candlestick Charts by Clive Lambert
Category: Technical Analysis
"Clive Lambert is one of the UK's leading experts in the use and application of Japanese candlestick chart analysis. I have known him for many years and have learnt to greatly respect his depth of knowledge and the objectiveness it brings to his market strategies." - Adam Sorab, Chairman, Society of Technical Analysts (STA) The aim of this book is to introduce candlestick analysis to anyone from an absolute beginner to an experienced market professional. The text is written to be simple enough for someone new to the topic, but should not exclude those with more experience. The author's aim.....
Marber on Markets by Brian Marber
Category: Technical Analysis
This is not your average book on technical analysis. Why? Because the author is not your average technical analyst; Brian Marber is unique âÂÂand so, as a result, is this book. Here, Marber sets out to write about his approach, in a language readers can understand and enjoy, telling them why he does what he does, and how he came to do it, including details of market pitfalls and the occasional Marber pratfall. The book does not claim to be comprehensive, but instead aims to be honest and to present the reader with the techniques and indicators that Marber himself uses, and has used succ.....
Stan Weinstein's Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets by Stan Weinstein
Category: Technical Analysis
"Stan Weinstein's Secrets For Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets" reveals his successful methods for timing investments to produce consistently profitable results. Topics include: Stan Weinstein's personal philosophy on investing; the ideal time to buy; refining the buying process; knowing when to sell; selling short; and using the best long-term indicators to spot Bull and Bear markets Odds, ends, and profits......
RSI: The Complete Guide by John Hayden
Category: Technical Analysis
John Hayden, author of "21 Irrefutable Truths of Trading", has studied and researched RSI for years. He has collaborated closely with Andrew Cardwell in his work and at one point a book on RSI co-authored by both was scheduled to be published by McGraw Hill, but publication was delayed and eventually cancelled. The content of this book, in part, emanated from that earlier collaboration. Become an expert in the use of RSI, a mainstream technical indicator which is in virtually every technical analysis software package. Properly understood and utilized, it can be a powerful tool to help you t.....
Come into My Trading Room by Alexander Elder
Category: Technical Analysis
This is the trading bible for the new millennium. In "Come Into My Trading Room", noted trader and author Dr. Alexander Elder returns to expand far beyond the three M's (Mind, Method, and Money) of his bestselling "Trading for a Living". Shifting focus from technical analysis to the overall management of a trader's money, time, and strategy, Dr. Elder takes readers from the fundamentals to the secrets of being a successful trader identifying new, little known indicators that can lead to huge profits. "Come Into My Trading Room" educates the novice and fortifies the professional through expert .....
Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques by Steve Nison
Category: Technical Analysis
Traditional Western methods for chart analysis (the basis of all technical analyses) use bar or points and figure charts. Yet over 100 years before these methods originated, the Japanese were using their own style of technical analysis for use in the rice futures market. This technique - known as the Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques because of its close resemblance to candlesticks - has recently been attracting attention because it provides unique insights into the market. This work features over 300 charts that use candlesticks alone and in conjunction with Western charting techniques.....
Study Guide to Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets by John Murphy
Category: Technical Analysis
Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets expands upon and updates Murphy's classic Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets by adding important new material and applying his insight to all markets, not just the futures markets. This self-study manual helps you make the best use of John J. Murphy's Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets. Its objective is to test - and thereby ensure - your comprehension of the large body of knowledge associated with technical analysis. Its easy-to-follow, step-by-step method leads you through each of the book's chapters and provides objectives that.....
Martin Pring's Introduction to Technical Analysis: Seminar and Workbook by
Category: Technical Analysis
This is a basic interactive guide to technical analysis - from one of the world's leading experts. Technical analysis is the art of identifying market turning points at a relatively early stage. For the savvy investor or trader who identifies these changes and acts accordingly, the rewards can be enormous. Listen and watch as this unique entry-level guide explains and demonstrates the tools used by one of the world's foremost technical analysts to evaluate emerging trends before they become apparent to the crowd.Using its effective interactive CD-ROM/workbook format, you'll learn how to: inter.....
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