*“Q&A w Radix, a Technology-powered Trading Startup”*
TUESDAY, JUNE 26 | 5PM
Davis Centre - Theatre 1304
Discussion and Q&A with Radix co-founder, Michael Rauchman -- previously
lead architect and CTO of GETCO, one of the first titans in electronic
trading (later acquired by KCG)
Also, hear from one of our recent hires, Pratheek Nagaraj -- MIT CS & Math
'16, previously interned at Facebook and Snapchat
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*DINNER PROVIDED by BAO SANDWICH BAR*
*To help us order enough, PLEASE RSVP
at http://bit.ly/radixwaterloojune2018
<http://bit.ly/radixwaterloojune2018> *
ALL CONCENTRATIONS & CLASS YEARS WELCOME
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Learn about....
- how tech within trading firms stacks up to Silicon Valley giants
- tech skills required to be successful in trading
- how we built a trading firm with collaborative environment vs the
traditional siloed model
- why Michael chose to lead his own startup instead of joining an
established trading firm
- projects our new hires work on from Pratheek
- why we don’t want to grow past a team of ~150
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*about RADIX TRADING*
http://radix.trade/
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Radix Trading is a research-driven, proprietary trading startup in Chicago
led by Ben Blander and Michael Rauchman.
> Michael Rauchman - formerly GETCO's CTO, head of Americas equities, and
global head of ForEx. As a hands-on leader Michael was instrumental in the
development of many trading strategies as well as the underlying
architecture and code.
> Ben Blander - former head of Citadel’s high frequency group and a key
contributor in growing their P&L from $75 million in 2005 to $1.15 billion
in 2008 (Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/39099331) Previously Ben earned a
PhD in Math from the University of Chicago.
Over the past two years, we've added 13 graduating students as new
associates from Princeton, Harvard, UPenn, MIT, UChicago, Columbia,
Cambridge and Georgia Tech, and would love to add Waterloo to that list
this year!
We’re building a new type of trading firm dedicated to research through
open, collaborative innovation. We're adding new associates into these two
roles:
- Technologists: Your goal is to enhance alpha generation and improve the
research infrastructure through technology innovation. You’ll also be
expected to have a strong interest in understanding and contributing to our
trading strategies.
- Quantitative researchers: While the focus is on identifying trading
opportunities, you can add even more value with strong communication skills
and some coding proficiency to accelerate the innovation process and help
others leverage your work.
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WHY TRADING?
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If you want to work on cutting-edge technology to solve really tough
problems, while getting near-immediate feedback on your best ideas, the
trading industry is hard to beat. Every day we’re competing with some of
the smartest, most driven people in the world trying to take your money --
and if you don’t stay at the very top of your game in research, technology,
and economics, they will.
And while the highly-publicized wave of high-frequency or “flash” trading
based on sheer speed of execution might have reached its limit, we see
continued opportunities with our strategy of using statistical research to
outsmart the competition.
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QUESTIONS? Contact us at collegerecruiting(a)radix-trading.com
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