Hull Tactical is expanding its portfolio management team and is seeking a Senior Financial Engineer with keen interest in quantitative research and data analysis.   Candidates must possess excellent analytical and technical skills, have a proven quantitative background, be a creative problem solver, clear communicator and present a strong record of successfully working with others in a team environment.

Position Location:  Chicago or San Francisco

 RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform statistical analyses to verify and optimize innovations and enhancements to portfolio models.
• Define and implement data collection and data acquisition methods.
• Monitor trading performance and devise improvements
• Propose portfolio strategies and algorithm enhancements
• Write white papers and blog posts on current economic and financial topics
• Present Strategies in front of investment committees and prospective clients

QUALIFICATIONS

• M.S. or Ph.D. in a technical field (or Finance/Economics with quantitative focus)
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience in an asset management environment
• Minimum 1 year relevant experience in Options trading/pricing
• Proficient in statistics and econometrics.
• Development experience in R and Python
• Machine-learning and Linux experience
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Predictive Modeling Experience

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive financial rewards, relative to firm performance and team-based contributions
• Employee benefits that include exceptional insurance and 401K matching program
• Friendly and collegial work environment
• Opportunity to learn from successful industry experts

Please send your CV or Resume to resume@hulltactical.com in PDF format only.  Non-PDF files will be rejected!

Hull Tactical is seeking an options trader to join our volatility trading strategies desk. Candidates must possess fluency in option pricing theory and volatility book trading mechanics. The ideal candidate will also be able to code in Python and/or R. As a trader at HTAA, you will have the opportunity to operate and improve proprietary trading strategies by working in a team environment and collaborating with quantitative researchers to achieve optimal performance.

Position Location:  Chicago

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Apply a data-driven approach to trading
• Streamline trading systems and improve execution & risk management techniques
• Continuously contribute to the desk’s investment strategies
• Solve complex problems and challenges with ambiguity by using the latest data analysis tools
• Monitoring and reconciling trading positions throughout the day

QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and small team environment
• Familiarity with trading systems, order management, and ability to troubleshoot day-to-day problems
• Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion in decision making
• Fluency in option pricing theory and volatility trading mechanics. Prior trading experience is required 
• Proficiency with Python and/or R. SQL is a plus
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, economics, or other quantitative discipline

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive financial rewards with further upside tied individual, team, and firm performance
• Employee benefits that include exceptional insurance and 401K matching program
• Friendly and collegial work environment
• Opportunity to learn from successful industry experts

Please send your CV or Resume to resume@hulltactical.com in PDF format only.  Non-PDF files will be rejected!

Hull Tactical is seeking a data manager to join our growing equity options team to build and manage daily data processes. The mission is to curate and analyze fundamental and sentiment data (news, social, Reddit, etc.) to anticipate market movements in US listed companies including “meme” stocks.

Practical experience managing a “fundamental data” store is necessary for a candidate to be successful.

• “Fundamental data” means information about individual US stocks and options that is updated at most daily. Examples are:
  • Corporate actions, such as dividends and splits
  • Symbol name changes
  • Industry sector mapping and changes
  • Earnings dates
• Fundamental data is mostly sourced from vendors such as FactSet, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters or EOD Historical Data
• Some of the fundamental data is derived in-house from intraday data including trading volume, open interest, and aggregated tick data

Position Location:  Chicago, IL

Required Skills

• Experience with fundamental data from vendors such as FactSet, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, EOD Historical Data
• Experience with basic relational modeling and SQL
• Practical experience working with MySQL, PostgreSQL or similar databases
• Experience working in a Linux environment
  • Basic Linux command line skills and familiarity with simple Bash scripts
  • Python scripting to build and maintain data ingestion pipelines
  • Experience with Pandas and with Python database scripting
• Managing daily recurring data processing jobs with tools such as cron, rundeck, etc.

Desired Skills

• Python programming
• Experience using git, feature branches and automated testing
• Experience with generating data for reporting tools using Python
• Prior experience working on a fundamental data team
• Ability to identify and correct performance bottlenecks
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, information technology or related field

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive financial rewards with further upside tied individual, team, and firm performance
• Employee benefits that include exceptional insurance and 401K matching program
• Friendly and collegial work environment
• Opportunity to learn from successful industry experts

Please send your CV or Resume to resume@hulltactical.com in PDF format only.  Non-PDF files will be rejected!