eFinancialCareers

• Company

  Aston Carter

• Location

  UK-London

• Compensation

  £50,000 - £90,000 Plus Bonus

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  05 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  445188

Analyst Developer position based on the trade-floor of a leading Investment Bank.

This is an opportunity for a talented and mathematically minded C# / C++ / Java developer to secure a Analyst Developer role with a business reporting line.

This team is responsible for solving Quantitative, Pricing and Risk solutions for trading, sales and quantitative staff as well as providing technical advice for IT projects. The team interface directly with trading staff across Equity Cash, Derivatives, Convertibles, Exotics, Hybrids and Prime Brokerage desks.

While a lot of the product prototyping takes place in Excel/VBA the overwhelming majority of the trading systems and peripheral tools are written in C# or Java and interface with the C++ libraries.

Typical projects would include volatility analysis and automated surface modelling, as well as studying the competitiveness of the organisations pricing and proactively seeking out new market opportunities, including E-Commerce and Algorithmic trading initiatives. As result of a growth in demand for this team there as an opportunity for an experienced C#/ C++/ Java developer to work within this Front Office team.

Surprisingly, previous exposure with in this area is not a prerequisite to be suitable for the role although a strong academic background and an appetite for solving complex problems is essential. Exceptional candidates outside the financial sector from Space, Defence, Telcos, and Gaming are encouraged to apply.

Thank you for reading this advertisement. For more information please apply now - send CV's direct to amuhit@astoncarter.co.uk or +44(0)2079971123.