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# Junior Quantitative Researcher at Flow Traders

- **Company:** Flow Traders
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flowtraders/jobs/8156203

## Job description

Flow Traders is looking for a Junior Quantitative Researcher to join the quantitative trading team in our New York office. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm, working alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. As a firm, we are committed to leveraging advances in computer science, statistics, and machine learning to generate value in the financial markets.

A successful Quantitative Researcher is an expert in mathematics and statistics, passionate about translating challenging quantitative problems into equations and models, and skilled at optimizing them using cutting-edge computational techniques. If you're at the top of your quantitative, modeling, and coding game, and excited to test these skills in competitive live markets, this opportunity is for you.

## What you will do

- Design, build, optimize, and deploy state-of-the-art models and algorithms for systematic trading.
- Analyze large datasets to identify patterns and signals that can be translated into trading strategies.
- Collaborate with traders and technologists to bring models from research into live production.
- Monitor and refine existing models based on live market performance.

## What you need to succeed

- A PhD degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- Strong statistical and linear algebra knowledge.
- Proficiency in implementing models and algorithms in programming languages such as Python or C++.
- Experience in Deep Learning is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently on open-ended, ambiguous problems.
- Ownership and entrepreneurship.

At Flow Traders, we acknowledge the importance of open and transparent communication whether it be with our employees, our stakeholders, or our local and global communities. When it comes to salary, Flow Traders uses reliable market research to create base ranges. Where candidates will fall within the range depends on a few different factors including but not limited to level of experience, location, and specific skill set. We also consider ourselves one global team, and to demonstrate that, all employees are eligible to share in the company’s success through an annual discretionary variable remuneration allocated based on company, group and individual performance and contribution.

Per NYC salary transparency law, the total compensation for this role includes a base salary of $175,000 plus annual discretionary variable remuneration.

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.

## About Flow Traders

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Flow Traders is a global technology-enabled liquidity provider and market maker that enhances efficiency and transparency across financial markets.
- **Entity Type**: Public (Euronext Amsterdam: FLOW)
- **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Founded**: 2004
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Financial services, electronic trading, market making, liquidity provision
- **Target customers**: Institutional investors, exchanges, trading platforms (B2B)
- **Mission statement**: “To enhance the seamless functioning and accessibility of markets, in order to unlock the potential of investing.”

## Products & Services
- **Exchange-Traded Products (ETP) Market Making**: Core business – providing continuous liquidity on ETPs across global exchanges.
- **Fixed Income Trading**: Expanded into fixed income in 2021.
- **Foreign Exchange (FX) & Digital Assets**: Added FX and digital assets capabilities to diversify product range.
- **Off-Exchange Trading**: Proprietary off-exchange trading offering launched in 2017.
- **Investment Unit**: Dedicated investment unit launched in 2022 to invest in the financial ecosystem.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed in provided sources; publicly listed on Euronext Amsterdam (ticker: FLOW).
- **Key Metric**: Total income of €480.5 million in 2025 (Annual Report 2025).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed, but the firm has a strong institutional client base and holds licenses such as QFII for on-shore trading in China.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Over 630 professionals globally (2025).
  - Expanded into fixed income, FX, and digital assets.
  - Opened offices in Chicago, Shanghai, Paris, Hong Kong, Milan, New York, and Cluj (technology development).
  - Over 40% of workforce in Technology.
  - 10-year public company milestone in 2025.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Technology-driven**: Proprietary, best-in-class trading infrastructure; over 40% of employees in Technology.
- **Global reach**: Trading hubs in Europe, the U.S., and Asia-Pacific providing 24-hour liquidity across major exchanges and platforms.
- **Entrepreneurial culture**: Flat, informal environment with direct communication and a 20+ year track record of innovation.
- **Diversification**: Expanded from ETPs into fixed income, FX, digital assets, and off-exchange trading, reducing reliance on any single asset class.

## Strategic Focus
- **Continued diversification**: Deepening presence in digital assets, fixed income, and FX.
- **Technology investment**: Building next-generation solutions to power trading and maintain competitive edge.
- **Geographic expansion**: Strengthening on-the-ground presence in key financial hubs (Chicago, Shanghai, etc.).
- **Ecosystem investment**: Through the dedicated investment unit, supporting innovation in the broader financial ecosystem.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: International, diverse, and empowering; informal with open communication; entrepreneurial spirit.
- **Technology focus**: Over 40% of staff in Technology; opportunity to work on cutting-edge trading systems.
- **Global opportunities**: Global Rotation Program allowing employees to work in different locations (Amsterdam, New York, Hong Kong, etc.).
- **Compensation**: Attractive package including base salary and discretionary variable component.
- **Perks**: Annual company trip, holiday parties, sports events, wellness programs, healthy food, and charity initiatives through the Flow Traders Foundation.
- **Learning & Development**: Dedicated learning platform, conference sponsorship, and specialized onboarding for Trading and Technology teams.
- **Visa sponsorship**: Provided for international candidates (including partner/children); relocation assistance offered.
- **Offices**: Vibrant workspaces with lounges, bars, gaming areas, and free lunches/coffee.

## Sources
1. [flowtraders.com - About](https://www.flowtraders.com/about/)
2. [flowtraders.com - Careers](https://www.flowtraders.com/careers/)
3. [flowtraders.com - Annual Report 2025](https://flowtraders.com/media/2s2pdl01/flow-traders-annual-report-2025.pdf)
4. [greenhouse.io - Flow Traders Jobs](https://boards.greenhouse.io/flowtraders)

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