Posted 2 months ago
Cary, North Carolina
North CarolinaOn-siteFull-time
AI Summary
A discretionary/semi-systematic equity trader builds, executes, and risk-manages US equity strategies, analyzes flows and microstructure to form tradeable ideas, partners on models and execution tooling, and contributes to desk risk controls and runbooks.
About this role
We are seeking a select few traders for the new Seven Points Capital office opening this summer in Cary, North Carolina.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, execute, and risk manage discretionary & semi-systematic strategies end-to-end across US based equities.
- Analyze flows & themes (macro, microstructure, corporate actions) to generate tradeable hypotheses and P&L.
- Partner with developers/quants to improve models, data pipelines, and execution tooling.
- Drive execution quality: route selection, algo parameters, participation, and post-trade attribution.
- Contribute to desk risk positioning and runbooks; uphold controls (price bands, notional caps, borrow/recall awareness.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- 3+ years as a trader in US equities. (retail/prop/MM/sell-side delta-one).
- Ability to translate macro/news into positioning; understanding of microstructure (auctions, halts/LULD, tick/lot, fee tiers) and SBL/borrow dynamics.
- Provide a track record of performance in equities and summary of performance.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to understand and query data
- Good problem-solving ability
- SIE Exam, Ability to work in the US. (No sponsorship)
Skills
Data QueryingDiscretionary TradingMarket MicrostructureRisk ManagementSemi-systematic StrategiesSIE ExamTrade ExecutionUS Equities
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