Futures Portfolio Manager
- london, england, United Kingdom
- £110 - £190 Per Day
Job Description
Futures Portfolio Manager | Amsterdam or London
Our client is a proprietary trading firm specialising in systematic strategies across global markets, with established offices in Switzerland, Chicago, New York, and Dubai. As part of its continued international growth, the firm is opening a new office in London. The firm is searching for experienced Portfolio Managers in Europe to join the team.
Role Overview
As a Futures Portfolio Manager , you will take full ownership of designing, implementing and managing profitable trading strategies across CME futures. You’ll focus on intraday to short-term strategies (holding periods from same day up to three days) and leverage your quantitative expertise to drive strong, consistent performance.
This is an ideal role for a technically skilled, commercially driven trader with a proven background in alpha generation and a passion for systematic research.
What You’ll Do
- Build, optimise, and deploy high-quality systematic futures strategies in Python or C++
- Manage portfolio risk and capital allocation with discipline and precision
- Analyse real-time and historical data to enhance performance
- Work closely with engineering and research teams to strengthen infrastructure and tooling
Key Requirements
- Strong quantitative background with experience gained at a proprietary trading firm, hedge fund or family office
- 3+ years’ trading CME futures
- Proficiency in Python or C++
- A proven and verifiable track record of profitable trading performance
- Sharpe Ratio of 3+ over a 12 month period