Quantitative Risk Specialist

3 days ago


Hong Kong, Central and Western District, Hong Kong SAR China Tower Research Capital Full time

Tower Research Capital, a pioneering high-frequency proprietary trading firm established in 1998, seeks an experienced Quantitative Risk Specialist to join its global Risk and Trading Supervision team in Hong Kong.

Job Overview

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive risk oversight for the APAC trading activities of the firm by focusing on electronic trading risk and market risk. This role requires a strong background in algorithmic trading and quantitative risk management.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist the regional Head of Risk in overseeing, managing, and modeling risk for regional trading activities
  • Collaborate with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Core Engineering team, and Prime Brokers to respond effectively to resolve trading-related issues
  • Enhance trading risk controls and mitigate operational risk through collaboration with Risk Management and Risk Technology teams
  • Conduct ad-hoc risk and margin analysis in addition to back-testing on a regular basis

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM disciplines; quantitative master's highly regarded
  • 2-5 years of experience in electronic trading risk roles gained with a quantitative proprietary trading group or sell-side electronic trading role
  • Experience with low-latency algorithmic risk controls is mandatory
  • Broad knowledge of regional equities, futures, and options markets, as well as exchange-specific rules
  • Solid Python and database proficiency required
  • Working knowledge of equity arbitrage strategies such as index arbitrage, systematic equity, etc., is a plus
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills


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