Head of Electronic Trading Desk

About BestEx Research

BestEx Research is a financial technology and research firm specializing in building sophisticated execution algorithms and transaction cost modeling tools servicing multiple asset classes. The firm provides its services to performance-demanding hedge funds, CTAs, asset managers, and banks through a traditional electronic broker and in a broker-neutral Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

BestEx Research's mission is to become the leader in automation and measurement of execution across asset classes globally and significantly reduce transaction costs for our clients.

Its cloud-based platform, Algo Management System (AMS), is the first end-to-end algorithmic trading solution for equities, futures, and foreign exchange that delivers an entire ecosystem around execution algorithms, including transaction cost analysis (TCA), an algo customization tool called Strategy Studio, a trading dashboard, and pre-trade analytics in a single platform. The platform is currently live for US equity and global futures trading.

BestEx Research is disrupting a $100 billion industry by challenging the status quo of stale, black-box solutions from banks and offering next-generation execution algorithms that combine performance improvement with transparency and customization. BestEx Research uses leading-edge technology to support its low-latency, highly scalable research and trading systems with its back end in C++, research libraries in C++/Python and R, and web-based technologies for delivering its front-end platforms.

Visit bestexresearch.com for more information about our mission, products, research, and services.

Why work at BestEx Research?

If you want to help investors reduce their trading costs in an incredibly complex market structure and help create and shape an industry-defining product, then this is an excellent opportunity to join an incredibly talented team of 50+. BestEx Research has almost zero turnover, top notch clients, zero bureaucracy, and a flat organizational structure. It is a true meritocracy, set in a collaborative environment, where every employee is working on extraordinarily interesting projects. Our pay scale and benefits are comparable to top-tier firms in our industry, either in the form of cash compensation or a hybrid cash and equity compensation plan. Employees at BestEx Research have exposure to much more variety in the projects they complete and opportunities for growth than in similar roles at other firms.

Location: Bengaluru, India

Our beautiful Bangalore office is conveniently located in Outer Ring Rd, Bangalore. Amenities include modern work spaces, free parking, recreational games, wellness room, and free meals.

Primary Job Responsibilities

This person will run our Execution services team whose responsibility is to support our clients using our execution algorithms during EMEA and APAC time zones for cash equities and futures. This team monitors our execution algos, identifies and troubleshoots issues, manages client communication and manages risk during ongoing production issues.

Responsibilities:

- Your primary responsibility is to cover and support our customers using our execution algorithms for equities and futures during EMEA and APAC shifts. You will be judged primarily on how well you service and help grow our clients.
- You will be responsible for understanding our execution algos inside out so that you can quickly and effectively answer client questions and troubleshoot algo behavior
- You will also be responsible for understanding our clients, who they are, how they trade, what they need, what products they like, make recommendations on algos they should use, regularly do TCA performance reviews with them etc.
- During outages, you will lead the team in escalating issues to dev teams, managing trading risk and managing client communication. You will develop and enforce risk management protocols to ensure effective trading risk mitigation. You will monitor and assess market events and regulatory changes
- You will collaborate with the technology team to identify gaps in our monitoring and alerting infrastructure and make recommendations to enhance it
- You will spearhead beta testing of new algo functionality and pitch it to relevant customers

Requirements

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Proven track record (4-5 years) of successful electronic trading experience with equities or futures within a financial institution or trading firm.
- Strong leadership and managerial skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a diverse team.
- Deep understanding of market structure, electronic trading platforms, and algorithmic execution strategies.
- Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Up-to-date knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry trends affecting electronic trading.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external clients.
- Strong problem-solving abilities, adaptability, and the capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

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